Aaron Spelling has taken a leaf out of the book of Frank Capra or even Powell & Pressburger.
Burton Stevens (Dick Powell) is a gangster who is hown cohorts hate. After a car accident, he hovers between life and death.
Two sort of angels appear before him. They give him a choice, that before the deadline, he could choose someone else to take his place. The last person he touches will die.
Burton needs to visit three people. Just after the first one Leslie Clark (Tuesday Weld) a lovestruck woman who is suicidal. Burton thinks this will be a cinch.
The next two people is a little boy who is seriously ill and a wannabe gangster Nick Giller (John Saxon) who thinks someone is after him.
Burton manages to intertwine with all three people. As Nick is the one he plans to swap places with. He tries to improve the lives of Leslie and the little kid. Fate has a twist in store for Burton.
Slightly silly but a rather charming instalment with just the right amount of sentimentality.
A bit of a starry cast that includes singer Andy Williams as well as a family affair for Powell. It includes his wife June Allyson and their children.