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Fielder Cook
Director 1923 - 2003

Fielder Cook

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Fielder Cook (March 9, 1923 – June 20, 2003) was an American television and film director, producer, and writer whose 1971 television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story spawned the series The Waltons. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Cook graduated with honor with a Bachelor of... Read full bio →

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Seize the Day

Seize the Day

Fielder Cook 1986 1h 33m

Tommy Wilhelm is a good honest man who's fallen on hard times after losing his job, but what really gets to Tommy is seeing both his friends and family turning their backs on him one after the other. He tries to seize the day - in vain.

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

Fielder Cook 1966 1h 35m 6.7

Husband can't afford to stay in poker game then dies leaving hand to wife to take over. She needs more money to stay in game. And she should probably learn how to play poker.

Patterns

Patterns

Fielder Cook 1956 1h 23m 8.0

To eliminate internal opposition, a cruel CEO sabotages and humiliates a good-natured executive in an effort to force his resignation — and make the reticent new hire his new yes man.

Patterns

Fielder Cook 1955 53m

"Patterns" was an American television play broadcast live on January 12, 1955, remade as a film the next year with some of the same cast. Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports.

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