by Hal Erickson
synopsis
The made-for-TV No Other Love stars Julie Kavner as a marginally retarded young adult. Sent to live in a hostel for the mentally challenged, Julie falls in love with similarly afflicted Richard Thomas Jr. Despite the misgivings of their families and the prejudices of outside world, Kavner and Thomas vow to marry. Cast as one of the hostel's directors is Norman Alden, who'd played a retarded man himself in the 1965 theatrical feature Andy. No Other Love was originally telecast March 24, 1979.
characteristics
- Mental-retardation
- Mental-handicap
- Love
