The Migrants

Young Lyle Barlow (Ron Howard) had never known anything beyond the gypsy existence of his family, as they traveled the East Coast in search of labor picking crops. Taking a side job in a canning plant to help cover the bills, he finds himself falling for co-worker Betty (Cindy Williams), but finds that harsh reality won’t find room for their mutual hopes. Effective, long-unseen TV film, adapted by Lanford Wilson from a story by Tennessee Williams, also stars Cloris Leachman, Sissy Spacek, Ed Lauter, David Clennon. 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English.