Young Pioneers' Christmas
| Young Pioneers' Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael O'Herlihy |
| Written by | Blanche Hanalis Rose Wilder Lane (novel) |
| Produced by | Ed Friendly |
| Starring | Linda Purl Roger Kern |
| Cinematography | Robert L. Morrison |
| Edited by | Allan LaMastra Paul LaMastra |
| Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Distributed by | ABC[citation needed] |
Release date | December 17, 1976[1] |
Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Young Pioneers' Christmas is an American made-for-television movie, a Christmas special of the 1976 season.[1] It is loosely based on the novel Let the Hurricane Roar by Rose Wilder Lane.[citation needed] (Lane's 1933 novel had been reissued as Young Pioneers in 1976[2][3] and the latter title has remained in use.)
Young Pioneers' Christmas follows[clarification needed] The Young Pioneers, a 1978 TV series,[4] and is followed[citation needed] by Young Pioneers, a March 1976 TV movie.[5]
Plot
"A young couple, Molly and David Beaton, and their neighbors celebrate Christmas in 1874 on the Dakota prairie. Despite tragedy and an ongoing battle with the Railway company, Christmas is a homespun and overly sentimental affair."[1]
Cast
- Linda Purl as Molly Beaton
- Roger Kern as David Beaton
- Robert Hays as Dan Gray
- Robert Donner as Mr. Peters
- Mare Winningham as Nettie Peters
- Michelle Stacy as Flora Peters
- Jeff Cotler as Charlie Peters
- Sherri Wagner as Flora Peters
- Brian Melrose as Charlie Peters
- Arnold Soboloff as Yancy
- Brendan Dillon as Doyle
- Rand Bridges as Pike
- Britt Leach as Loftus
- Kay Kimler
References
- ^ a b c "Young Pioneers' Christmas". Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com). Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ^ "Let the hurricane roar" (first edition). Library of Congress Online Catalog (catalog.loc.gov). Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ^ "Young pioneers". LC Online Catalog. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ^ "The Young Pioneers (1978–)". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ^ "Young Pioneers". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
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