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The Young Runaways

The Young Runaways

19786.01h 40mNR

Overview

Heartless parents C.L. Doyle and his wife take two of their older children, Rosebud & Joseph T. Doyle, on a family vacation to Alaska, but dump their younger ones, Freddy & Margaret Jean, in a Los Angeles foster home. Infuriated by this, Rosebud talks Joseph T. into running away with her so that they can break their younger siblings out of the system, which sparks a manhunt, and an outburst of sympathy among kids everywhere. [Wonderful World of Disney (1954), Season 24, Episode 17]

Directed by Russ Mayberry
Written by Sy Gomberg
Produced by Jerome Courtland
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Top Cast

Anne Francis

Anne Francis

Marian Lockhart

Robert Webber

Robert Webber

Fred Lockhart

Gary Collins

Gary Collins

Lt. Ray Phillips

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Pat Delany

Katherine Phillips

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Alicia Fleer

Rosebud Doyle

T

Tommy Crebbs

Joseph T. Doyle

Richard Bakalyan

Richard Bakalyan

Jocko

Walter Barnes

Walter Barnes

Sgt. Abel

Lucille Benson

Lucille Benson

Grandma Hopkins

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Chip Courtland

Eric

Themes & Keywords

alaskalos angeles, californiafoster childfoster homerunaway children

About The Young Runaways

The Young Runaways is a adventure, drama, family, tv movie film released in 1978 exploring themes of alaska, los angeles, california, foster child, foster home, runaway children. Directed by Russ Mayberry, it stars Anne Francis, Robert Webber, Gary Collins. Heartless parents C.L. Doyle and his wife take two of their older children, Rosebud & Joseph T. Doyle, on a family vacation to Alaska, but dump their younger ones, Freddy & Margaret Jean, in a Los Angeles foster home. Infuriated by this, Rosebud talks Joseph T. into running away with her so that they can break their younger siblings out of the system, which sparks a manhunt, and an outburst of sympathy among kids everywhere. [Wonderful World of Disney (1954), Season 24, Episode 17]

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