When She Was Bad...


2h 1979

Brief Synopsis

In her first starring role in a made-for-TV movie, Cheryl Ladd is a young wife and mother whose ambitious, often-absent, upwardly mobile husband leaves her unhappy and her growing loneliness leads to frustrations she takes out on her pre-school daughter. This child abuse film, originally to have bee

Film Details

Also Known As
New Life, A
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1979

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

In her first starring role in a made-for-TV movie, Cheryl Ladd is a young wife and mother whose ambitious, often-absent, upwardly mobile husband leaves her unhappy and her growing loneliness leads to frustrations she takes out on her pre-school daughter. This child abuse film, originally to have been called "A New Life," was co-produced by Cheryl Ladd's then-husband, David (son of veteran actor Alan Ladd).

Film Details

Also Known As
New Life, A
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1979

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

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Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States November 25, 1979

The telefilm received a Film Advisory Board Award of Excellence.

Original title: "A New Life."