On the Nickel (1980)

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Directed by

Ralph Waite

Starring (View all)

Donald Moffat
Sam

Ralph Waite
C.G.

Hal Williams
Paul

Penelope Allen
Rose

Jack Kehoe
Bad Mood

Daniel Ades
God Bless

Ina Gould
Estelle

Jack O'Leary
Big William

Written by

Ralph Waite

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Description: On the Nickel (1980) is a feature film written, produced by, and starring Ralph Waite (best known as John Walton, Sr., on the long-running CBS television series, "The Waltons"). The film tells the story of Sam (Donald Moffat), a recovering alcoholic who feels dissatisfied with his life of sobriety and goes back in search of the good times he enjoyed with his old friends living on Los Angeles' skid row (Fifth Street - hence the film's title). Eventually finding his best friend, "C.G." (Waite), still living on the nickel, the two men reminisce, and Sam gets a fresh look at the lifestyle he had once vigorousl ... (more)

Release date: 31 October 1980

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