Darren McGavin as Mike Damon ... What the film does so wonderfully is capture the era as well as a strong family dynamic. The Hanford Sentinel did a retrospective on it in 2003, saying of McGavin ...

Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images. Darren McGavin (1922-2006), wearing a white suit and straw hat, and holding a crucifix, in a ... [+] publicity ...