Child Bride of Short Creek (1981)
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Movie Info
Originally made for television and based on a true story from the '50s, this film concerns a rural Arizona town that deals in polygamy. Specifically, a boy is shocked that his father (Christopher Atkins), a veteran of the Korean War, wishes to take a 15-year-old girl for another wife.
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Cast
Diane Lane
as Jessica Rae Jacobs
as Jessica Rae Jacobs
Christopher Atkins
as Isaac King
as Isaac King
Conrad Bain
as Frank King
as Frank King
Helen Hunt
as Naomi
as Naomi
Joan Shawlee
as Isaac's mother
as Isaac's mother
Kiel Martin
as Bob Kalish
as Bob Kalish
Warren Vanders
as Jay Jacobs
as Jay Jacobs
Dee Wallace
as Mary Jacobs
as Mary Jacobs
Babetta Dick
as Judy
as Judy
Melinda Almquist
as Viola
as Viola
Julianne Slocum
as Rachel
as Rachel
C. Duane Tuft
as Larry
as Larry
Robert E. Hartenberger
as Atty. Gen. Ross
as Atty. Gen. Ross
Alan Nash
as Sheriff Beal
as Sheriff Beal
Jay Bernard
as Judge Sears
as Judge Sears
Karyn Christiansen
as Ada King
as Ada King
Sharyn Christiansen
as Alma King
as Alma King
Rick Millikan
as Boyd Paul
as Boyd Paul
Michael Lang
as Ronnie King
as Ronnie King
Jacob Johnston
as Barth
as Barth
Trisha Lynn Tibbs
as Lila
as Lila
Mary Tuft
as Town Girl
as Town Girl
Scott Anderson
as Town Boy
as Town Boy
X.V. Kelly
as Bus Driver
as Bus Driver
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