It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals.
In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals.

This week’s musical:
The Littlest Angel (1969) – Musical #791

Studio:
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Director:
Joe Layton

Starring:
Johnny Whitaker, Fred Gwynne, Cab Calloway, E.G. Marshall, John McGiver, Tony Randall, George Rose, Connie Stevens, James Coco, Evelyn Russell, Cris Alexander, George Blackwell, Mary Jo Catlett, Lu Leonard

Plot:
On his eighth birthday, shepherd Michael (Whitaker) falls to his death while chasing a dove. He is assigned to guardian angel, Patience (Gwynne) to help him adapt to life in heaven, but Michael misses his family and wants to go home.

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