John Curtis as a Youth
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The Loneliest Runner is a semi-autobiographical made-for-television film written, produced and directed by Bonanza star Michael Landon. It first aired on December 20, 1976 on NBC and starred Lance Kerwin, Brian Keith, DeAnn Mears, and Landon's Little House on the Prairie daughter, Melissa Sue Anderson. The film was nominated for two ...
Nov 7, 2016 · A young boy who wets his bed is also a run er who becomes an Olympic hero... ...more.
John Curtis is a normal, healthy, happy kid - with one big problem. It's a problem that has him lying to his parents. Sneaking money to use for a purpose he won't reveal. And running for his life...
Dec 31, 2014 · John excels, overcoming his problem and eventually becoming an Olympic athlete. Teenager John Curtis (Lance Kerwin) has an embarrassing problem: He can't stop wetting his bed. His mother (DeAnn Mears) thinks the best way to discourage the...
Teenager John Curtis (Lance Kerwin) has an embarrassing problem: He can't stop wetting his bed. His mother (DeAnn Mears) thinks the best way to discourage the habit is to publicly display his ...
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The loneliest Runner (Made for TV movie), which was written and directed by Bonanza star Michael Landon shows our creator in the beginning being interview by another Olympic champion and Basketball star Rafer Johnson. Basically Mr. Johnson asked a humble John Curtis (Michael Landon) how he became a marathon runner?
A teenage loner who happens to be a gifted athlete must cope with personal shame and the angry accusations of his parents, especially his demanding mother, over his chronic bed-wetting, although his shame ironically results in his eventually becoming an Olympic gold-medalist runner.
