The Trip to Bountiful
S5 E16 March 1, 1953 1h 0m
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Overview
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940's Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish -- just once before she dies -- is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home." The trouble is her son, Ludie, is too concerned for her health to allow her to travel alone and her petty daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae, insists they don't have money to squander on bus tickets. This prompts "escape" attempts each month which coincide with the arrival of Mrs. ...
Guest Stars
Will Hare
Houston Ticket Agent
Eva Marie Saint
Thelma
Frank Overton
Sheriff
Dennis Cross
Railroad Ticket Agent
John Beal
Ludie
Lillian Gish
Carrie Watts
Eileen Heckart
Jessie Mae