People: Jul. 15, 1985

A father who has been away 30 years returns to find he is resented by his grown son but is warmly accepted by his grandson. Not exactly a high-concept story line, but wait a second, here's the hook: father, son and grandson are played by three generations of Mitchums. Robert, 67, Christopher, 40, and Bentley, 18. Well, anyway, CBS liked the idea, and a TV movie, Promises to Keep, is set for the fall. Maybe blood is thicker than conversation. Grandpa Mitchum's remarks on how it was to work with family ("fine"), interest- ing points about the film ("We did it...

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