A Touch of the Poet (1974)
2h 22m | PG-13
Cornelius "Con" Melody is an Irish tavern keeper in New England who lives in reverence of his former days as a nobleman and decorated officer in the British army during the Napoleonic wars. Impoverished now, he struts about in his uniform and plots to make money by manipulating the love of his daughter for the son of a wealthy manufacturer. His daughter sees through his façade and his chicanery and begins to plot for herself.
Director: Stephen Porter
Studio: Broadway Theatre Archive
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Video: 720p
Cast
Donald Moffat
as Jamie Cregan
Robert Phalen
as Mickey Maloy
Roberta Maxwell
as Sara Melody
Nancy Marchand
as Nora Melody
Fritz Weaver
as Cornelius Melody
Tom Clancy
as Dan Roche