A Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation aired on November 23, 1997 on CBS. Based on the novel "What the deaf-mute heard" by G.D. Gearino. Matthew Modine, Claire Bloom, Judith Ivey, James Earl Jones, Jerry O'Connell, Bernadette Peters, Tom Skeritt.
Summary:
When a supposed deaf-mute overhears a scheme that could hurt the people he loves, he enlists the help of an unlikely ally -- the local trash hauler.
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