goes up to the attic and brings down just such a star as he had not brought home, much more magnificently-made than the one Addie had created for her prize tree. As Addie admires the star, her father reveals that her mother had crafted it especially for her much-longed-for baby's first Christmas. Then he lifts Addie up, allowing her to place her star on the tree. An adult Addie narrates over the final scene; over the ensuing years, her grandmother dies, and Addie moves away to a big city, but returns to Clear River each year to spend Christmas with her father, who always has a Christmas tree waiting, upon which to place the beloved star. Characters Lisa Lucas as Addie Mills Jason Robards as James Addison Mills III, Addie's father Mildred Natwick as Sarah Mills, Addie's grandmother Kathryn Walker as Miss Peggy Thompson, Addie's schoolteacher Alexa Kenin as Carla Mae Carter, Addie's best friend Patricia Hamilton as the narrator/adult Addie Mills (uncredited) Brady McNamara as Billy Wild, Addie's classmate Gail Dusome as Gloria Cott, the girl who couldn't afford a Christmas tree Production Originally shown on CBS on December 3, 1972, this movie was actually a very low-budget film produced on videotape instead of 35mm film. John J. O'Connor, the television critic for The New York Times, highly praised the program. In his review, O'Connor observed that "what could have been cloyingly sticky was kept, in an unusually sensitive script by Eleanor Perry, gently perceptive. For one thing, the characterization of Addie did not fall into the Sunnybrook Farm mold typical of most little girls on TV. This one, wearing glasses, made no apologies for being a precocious Miss Know‐It‐All. For another, Paul Bogart's direction was intelligent, helped considerably by fine performances from Jason Robards as the father, Lisa Lucas as Addie and, especially, Mildred Natwick as the grandmother." He summed up his critique by saying "CBS would seem to have another Christmas perennial on its hands." (The New York Times article "TV: 'Tis The Season for Family Entertainment" by John J. O'Connor - December 6, 1972, p. 95). As a result of its critical acclaim and high ratings, the program was repeated several times in the 1970s, on CBS, during the holiday season. The following year, a sequel was presented over the CBS Television Network on November 18, 1973. The special, entitled The Thanksgiving Treasure featured essentially the