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Improper Channels

Ever try communicating with a doctor... a lawyer... a computer?

10.0

1h 32m

1981

“Ever try communicating with a doctor... a lawyer... a computer?”

Synopsis

A father brings a young child to an emergency room to get treatment for a minor injury occurring in an innocent accident, but he gets accused of child abuse. Child welfare agencies commit grossly unfair over-reactions to remove the child forcibly from the Father, who must brave the arcane system to reclaim his daughter.

Director

Eric Till

Comedy

Cast & Crew

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

as Jeffery Martley

Mariette Hartley

Mariette Hartley

as Diana Martley

Monica Parker

Monica Parker

as Gloria Washburn

Harry Ditson

Harry Ditson

as Harold Clevish

Sarah Stevens

as Nancy Martley

Martin Yan

as Sherman Hu

Tony Rosato

Tony Rosato

as Dr. Arpenthaler

Joyce Gordon

Joyce Gordon

as Dr. Peacock

Sylvia Marie Llewellyn

as ER Nurse #1

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