A SUMMER WITHOUT BOYS (ABC-TVM 12/4/73) Barbara Bain, Kay Lenz, Michael Moriarty, Debralee Scott, Bruno Kirby, Michael Lembeck, Ned Wertimer, Stuart MargolinThis poignant made for TV drama, directed by Jeannot Szwarc, explores the transformative power of friendship, self discovery, and resilience. Set during World War II, A Summer Without Boys follows the journey of Ruth (Barbara Bain), a recently separated woman who retreats to a New England boarding house for the summer with her teenage daughter, Marianne (Kay Lenz). As Marianne struggles with the absence of her father and her budding adolescence, she

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