Silver Bells (film)

Silver Bells
Genre Drama
Based on Silver Bells novel by Luanne Rice
Written by Jim McGrath
Directed by Dick Lowry
Starring Anne Heche
Tate Donovan
Theme music composer Mark McKenzie
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Andrew Gottlieb
Cinematography Eric Van Haren Noman
Editor(s) Tod Feuerman
Running time 120 minutes
Production company(s) Hallmark Hall of Fame
Distributor CBS
Release
Original network CBS
Original release November 27, 2005
"Silver Bells"
Hallmark Hall of Fame episode
Episode no. Season 55
Episode 1
Production code 336
Original air date November 27, 2005

Silver Bells is a 2005 Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television drama film starring Anne Heche and Tate Donovan based on the novel of the same name by Luanne Rice. It originally aired on CBS on November 27, 2005.

Plot summary

Every year, widower Christy Byrne (Tate Donovan) has traveled from Nova Scotia with his children to sell their homegrown Christmas trees in New York City. His teenage son Danny (Michael Mitchell) is not into his father's business, but instead has a true passion for photography. One year in New York City, Danny gets into an argument with Cristy (who later tells him he's grounded for the Christmas season), but runs away, leaving Christy and his 10-year-old daughter Bridget (Courtney Jines) to return home without him. The next year, the two return to New York City to sell the trees while Christy goes out every night looking for Danny.

Catherine (Anne Heche) lives in the same New York neighborhood and hasn't celebrated Christmas since the year her husband died. Every year Christy has tried to sell her a tree, but Catherine politely refuses. Neither of them realize that their lives are connected by Danny. While Christy is back in Nova Scotia with Bridget, Catherine pays Danny for photographs that he takes and puts them in the newspaper. When Christy comes back the following year, Catherine does not tell him that she knows where Danny is because Danny made her promise not to. Catherine does tell Christy afterwards when Danny injures himself by falling off the roof of the Belvedere Castle and into a frozen pond. In the hospital, Christy tells Danny that he is allowing him to stay in New York City to become a photographer.

Cast


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