All the Way Home is a 1963 drama film directed by Alex Segal and starring Jean Simmons, Robert Preston, Pat Hingle, and Michael Kearney. The plot is about a young boy and his mother dealing with the sudden death of his father. It was based on the 1957 James Agee novel A Death in the Family and the 1960 Tad Mosel play All the Way Home. Plot Cast Jean Simmons as Mary Follett Robert Preston as Jay Follett Pat Hingle as Ralph Follett Aline MacMahon as Aunt Hannah Thomas Chalmers as Joel John Cullum as Andrew Helen Carew as Mary's mother Ronnie Claire Edwards as Sally John Henry Faulk as Walter Starr Mary Perry as Great-aunt Sadie Lylah Tiffany as Great-great-grandmaw Edwin Wolfe as John Henry Michael Kearney as Rufus Follett David Huddleston (uncredited) See also List of American films of 1963 References Further reading Paul F. Brown, Rufus: James Agee in Tennessee, Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 422 pages, 2018. . The book's appendix details the making and premiere of the film All the Way Home. External links 1963 films 1963 drama films American black-and-white films American drama films American films based on plays 1960s English-language films Films about grieving Films based on adaptations Films based on American novels Films directed by Alex Segal Films set in 1915 Films set in Tennessee Films shot in Tennessee Paramount Pictures films 1960s American films