On Valentine's Day (1986)
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A prequel to Horton Foote's 1918, On Valentine's Day was filmed in 1984, then held back from release till 1986. On the titular day, Elizabeth Vaughn (Hallie Foote, Horton's daughter) and Horace Robedeaux (William Converse-Roberts) elope. Horace stubbornly refuses to ask for financial… More A prequel to Horton Foote's 1918, On Valentine's Day was filmed in 1984, then held back from release till 1986. On the titular day, Elizabeth Vaughn (Hallie Foote, Horton's daughter) and Horace Robedeaux (William Converse-Roberts) elope. Horace stubbornly refuses to ask for financial assistant from his parents or in-laws, so the penniless couple is compelled to live in an inexpensive boarding house. Their fellow tenants are the usual assortment of eccentrics, including alcoholic Bobby Pate (Richard Jenkins), spinster Miss Ruth (Carol Goodheart), heartbroken George Tyler (Steven Hill) and garrulous young Bessie (Jeanne McCarthy). After several months of enduring the woes of the other boarders, Horace swallows his pride and agrees to allow father-in-law Michael Higgins to support him and Elizabeth. There's a reconciliation, but one tinged with the premonition that Horace and Elizabeth aren't out of the woods yet. Together with Portrait of a Marriage (never released theatrically), On Valentine's Day and 1918 were later reedited and incorporated into a Horton Foote TV trilogy on the PBS network. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ken Harrison, Ken Harrison (II)
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 11, 1986 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
An intimate film about familial rifts, the dire effects of loneliness, and the human yearning for love that lasts.
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Cast
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William Converse-Roberts
as Horace Robedaux
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Hallie Foote
as Elizabeth Robedaux
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Michael Higgins
as Mr. Vaughn
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Steven Hill
as George Tyler
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Richard Jenkins
as Bobby Pate
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Carol Goodheart
as Miss Ruth
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Jeanne McCarthy
as Bessie
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Matthew Broderick
as Brother Vaughn
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Rochelle Oliver
as Mrs. Vaughn
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Horton Foote
as Steve Tyler
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Tim Green
as Sheriff
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Irma P. Hall
as Aunt Charity
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Ed Holmes
as Ned
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Oskar Kelly
as Old Black Man
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William Bill McGhee
as Sam
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Peyton E. Park
as Dr. Goodhue
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Jack Gould
as Baptist Preacher
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Artist Thorton
as Young Black Man
