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Movie Info

A recent widow (Glenn Close) moves with her three children to the new frontier of California during the gold rush.

Rating:

TVPG (L)
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Jeremy Kagan
Producer:

Michael O. Gallant
Writer:

Christopher Lofton
Release Date (Streaming):

Sep 18, 2020
Runtime:

1h 36m
Production Co:

Craig Anderson Productions, Trilogy Productions

Cast & Crew

Glenn Close
Arvella Whipple

Jena Malone
California Morning "Lucy" Whipple

Wilford Brimley
Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Scraggs

Robert Pastorelli
Clyde Claymore

Bruce McGill
Jonas Scatter

Meat Loaf Aday
Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge

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Critic Reviews for The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

All Critics (3) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (1)

The going gets better later on, but despite the work of the lead ladies, the effort as a whole remains firmly in the realm of the mediocre.

October 19, 2018 | Full Review…

Steven Oxman
Variety
Malone, who starred previously in Anjelica Huston's cable-TV version of Bastard Out of Carolina, is the genuine thing.

February 6, 2018 | Full Review…

John Leonard
New York Magazine/Vulture
Gold-rush-era heroine deals with issues like abuse, suicide.

November 1, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Brian Costello
Common Sense Media

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Audience Reviews for The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

Jul 15, 2013

For what is basically a Hallmark movie on the prairie this has a surprisingly high grade cast who all make more of the material than the script would normally provide.

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