A functionally illiterate factory foreman (Dennis Weaver) loses his job after refusing a promotion that requires reading.
Acting
Dennis Weaver's trembling dignity — a masterclass in restrained panic.
Writing
Illiteracy as invisible prison, written with devastating specificity.
Director
James Steven Sadwith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for ABC's 'Afterschool Special' adult spinoff era, when networks still made socially conscious TV movies for grownups.
Weaver fought for this role after seeing his own father's shame around education — the tremor in his hands is unscripted memory.
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