Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands' poster

Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands' poster

Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

1960 1h 43mMovie

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Two plays by William Saroyan portraying writers stymied, inspired, frustrated, excited, listful, wistful, slothful, awed, unnerved, perhaps corrupted and perplexed by the promise and let-down writing holds for them.

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William Saroyan

Writer

Kirk Browning

Director

Top Cast

Eddie Hodges

Eddie Hodges

Johnny

Tamara Daykarhanova

Tamara Daykarhanova

The Grandmother

Nathaniel Frey

Nathaniel Frey

Mr. Kosak

Kevin Coughlin

Kevin Coughlin

Henry

Myron McCormick

Myron McCormick

Mr. MacGregor

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Ben Alexander / Philip Judah

Eric Tavares

Philip Carmichael

Dianne Ramey

Esther

Terry Carter

Terry Carter

Rufe Apley

Griff Evans

Mr. Wiley

Joe Boland

Mr. Cunningham

Louis Negin

Louis Negin

The Husband

Beatrice Ruth

The Wife

Allan Lindstrom

Mr. Wallace

Orson Bean

Orson Bean

Jimmy London

Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

Joe Smith

Nina Wilcox

Frances Gate