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The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
(2001)
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Synopsis:
Arvella Whipple, a recently widowed mother of three, travels with her three children from New England to California during the Gold Rush of 1850 to start a new life in the burgeoning frontier town of Lucky Diggins. Arvella's spirited 13-year-old daughter, California, does not share her mother's dream, however, and, ignoring Arvella's pleas to appreciate the opportunities before her, sees Lucky Diggins only as an uncivilized town populated by men hoping to strike it rich digging for gold. California rebels and changes her name to a more sensible Lucy. This triggers a change in Lucy's attitude, as she discovers more about her home and those who inhabit it. When the harsh realities of the frontier test Arvella's resilience, and take their toll on everyone who lives there, Lucy is transformed from a child into a young woman, while Arvella is given another chance at happiness.
Cast
Name
Credits
Glenn Close
Arvella Whipple
Jena Malone
Lucy "California" Whipple
Robert Pastorelli
Clyde Claymore
Bruce McGill
Mr Scatter
Wilford Brimley
Scraggs
Chloe Webb
Sophie
Olivia Burnette
Annie
Dennis Christopher
Carrots
Judy Gold
Buck McPhee
Michael Welch
Butte
Andy Garrison
Jimmy Whiskers
Dalin Christiansen
Linus Flagg
Neblis Francois
Bernard
Charles Gruber
Papa
Elaine Kagan
Mrs Flagg
Celeste Leary
Prarie
Scott Subiono
Snoose
David Stevens
Rusty Hawkins
Nathan Stevens
Elisha Flagg
Company
Name
Credits
Craig Anderson Productions
Production Company
Trillium Productions, Inc.
Production Company
Columbia TriStar Television
Production Company
Writers
Name
Credits
Christopher Lofton
Screenplay
Karen Cushman
Novel as Source Material
Producers
Name
Credits
Craig Anderson
Executive Producer
Glenn Close
Executive Producer
Marty Eli Schwartz
Producer supervising producer
Michael O Gallant
Producer
Christopher Lofton
Co-Producer
Karen Cushman
Co-Producer
Directors
Name
Credits
Jeremy Kagan
Director
Casting
Name
Credits
Mary Jo Slater
Casting
Tim Michals
Casting Associate casting assistant
Production Management
Name
Credits
Michael O Gallant
Unit Production Manager
Eric Jewett
Assistant Director
Miriam Epstein
Assistant Director
Mary Jo Manwill-Conder
Script Supervisor
Heith Martinez
Location Manager
Mads Hansen
Production Supervisor
Bill Sell
Production Coordinator production office coordinator
Cindy Marcari
Post-Production Supervisor
Editor
Name
Credits
Michael Economou
Editor
David Lewis Smith
Assistant Editor
Camera, Film & Tape
Name
Credits
Neil Roach
Director of Photography
Rory Knepp
Camera Operator
Charles E Whelen II
Assistant Camera Operator assistant camera