Anyone remember this show?

[BOBOT]

Every year around this time I think about a TV movie that aired quite a few years ago, on PBS maybe.

It starred John Houseman, I think, and maybe Jane Alexander, as well as an ensemble cast I can't remember. The story was about a small town church choir and their struggle to perform their annual "Messiah" concert despite a number of discouraging occurrences. I remember Houseman (who played the choir director) explaining to the choir that "amateur" derives from the latin "amat", "he loves".

Does this ring a bell? I would love to track it down. Any ideas about databases or search engines that could help?

 

[mbooth]

Google is your friend !

Amazon.com: Christmas Without Snow: Michael Learned, John Houseman, Ramon Bieri, James Cromwell, Valerie Curtin, David Knell, Calvin Levels, Ruth Nelson, Beah Richards, William Swetland, Ed Bogas, Daisietta Kim, John Korty, Frank Konigsberg, Suella K

 

[gettingthere]

IMDB.Com lets you look up by Actor

John Houseman (I)

 

[BOBOT]

Google is your friend !

Amazon.com: Christmas Without Snow: Michael Learned, John Houseman, Ramon Bieri, James Cromwell, Valerie Curtin, David Knell, Calvin Levels, Ruth Nelson, Beah Richards, William Swetland, Ed Bogas, Daisietta Kim, John Korty, Frank Konigsberg, Suella K

Yow, that was fast! I'm impressed, mb, & thanks. Your Google talent is greater than mine. Yeah, M Learned not J Alexander.

Netflix knows about it, but the availability is "unknown". Oh well. If you get the chance, watch it.

 

[mbooth]

No 'talent' involved, all I did was use the standard Google search box and typed in 'john+houseman+messiah' and up it came......embarrassingly easy really

Google is da bomb!

 

[Dawg52]

IMDB.Com lets you look up by Actor

John Houseman (I)

Old John was a good one. I enjoyed the Paper Chase. The tv version. I see that he died in 1988. Hard to believe it has been that long.

 

[mickeyd]

I enjoyed the Paper Chase.

I have never noticed that it has been in reruns (like MASH, Andy of Mayberry, Perry Mason etc). As I recall that was a very well produced series that Housman's character made successful.