The Littlest Angel

(1969)

77 minutes.

Film / Holiday / Family / Drama / Fantasy / Made-For-TV

Directed by Joe Layton

Cast: Johnny Whitaker, Fred Gwynne, Cab Calloway, Connie Stevens, E. G. Marshall and Tony Randall

Adapted from the book by Charles Tazewell.  Michael, a shepherd boy living in Biblical times, finds himself transported to Heaven on his eighth birthday.  Michael doesn't fully understand where he is, or why he's there.  A guardian angel named Patience is given the task of showing Michael the joys of Heaven and helping him find his place in the Hereafter.