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That Certain Summer

6.9 73 mins TV Movie   Drama   1972
Universal Television   ABC  
Director(s): Lamont Johnson

The first US teleplay to deal sympathetically with homosexuality. Divorced San Francisco contractor Doug Salter is looking forward to a summer visit from his fourteen-year-old son Nick, who lives in Los Angeles with his mother Janet. The boy does not know that his father is gay and committed to Gary McClain, his life partner of several years.

Casts of That Certain Summer

Hal Holbrook

as Doug Salter

Martin Sheen

as Gary McCain

Joe Don Baker

as Phil Bonner

Marlyn Mason

as Laureen Hyatt

Scott Jacoby

as Nick Salter

Hope Lange

as Janet Salter

James McEachin

as Mr. Early, the Conductor

Clarke Gordon

as Artist

Jan Shepard

as Jody Bonner

Carolyn Bueno

as Mrs. Michele

Myron Natwick

as Man at Party

Patti MacLeod

as Woman

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