"Chapter I" is notable for its immense "Big Three" television event status in the 1970s, featuring a massive cast of veteran actors. Richard Jordan as Joseph Armagh.
Celeste Holm as Sister Angela, Ray Bolger as R.J. Squibbs, and John Carradine in a brief but powerful role as Father Hale. Chapter ICaptains and the Kings : Season 1 Epis...
The first episode of the 1976 miniseries Captains and the Kings , titled "Chapter I," sets the stage for a sprawling, multigenerational saga by introducing as a penniless Irish immigrant arriving in mid-19th century America . Summary of Chapter I "Chapter I" is notable for its immense "Big
The premiere follows young Joseph’s arrival in New York Harbor in 1857 alongside his two younger siblings, Sean and Mary. After their mother dies from disease during the voyage and they discover their father has already passed away in Philadelphia, a teenage Joseph is forced into a role of sudden, heavy responsibility. Squibbs, and John Carradine in a brief but
He places Sean and Mary in an orphanage run by Sister Angela (Celeste Holm) so he can work to pull them out of poverty.
Joseph vows to his dying mother that he will care for his siblings.