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Home TV The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)

 
Drama, Western, Period, Adaptation

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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
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