Raggedy Man

Raggedy Man

Sometimes it takes a stranger to give you the courage to follow your heart.

198194 min5.7 / 10

A tender, small-town drama about a struggling single mother finding unexpected connection and courage through a brief romance, set against the backdrop of 1940s Texas and wartime social constraints.

A divorced mother of two boys is stuck working as a telephone operator in a small Texas town during World War II. Her friendship with a Navy sailor on shore leave causes gossip in town.

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