The Toy
Dec 10, 1982 | IMDB 5.9
102 min Watch NowComedy, Family
On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.
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Mannequin Two: On the Move
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Super Sweet 16: The Movie
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Holiday Affair
Gigantic
Some Kind of Wonderful
Safety Last!
Ladies in Black
Bachelor Mother
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Who's Minding the Store?
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