A nostalgic look at the pen pal correspondence between Harry S Truman and Bernard Flat (B-Flat), an autistic young man from the South Georgia town of Second Samuel - the story truly begins when B-Flat tells President Harry about the passing of the beloved piano teacher, Miss Gertrude - the "Sweetest woman what ever drawled a breath..." But when secrets about Gertrude are revealed... the Small Town of Second Samuel has to learn what it means to "Love Your Neighbor" on a daily basis!
Acting
Bethany Anne Lind's Jimmy DeeAnne steals every scene she's in.
Production
Painstaking 1948 period detail on clearly limited budget.
Director
J. Wayne Patterson Jr.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Clifton Truman Daniel is Harry S. Truman's actual grandson; Wesley Truman Daniel is his son, making this a genuine family legacy project.
The real Truman-Flat correspondence from 1947-1954 is heavily fictionalized here—the actual letters were more mundane, making this essentially historical fanfiction.
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