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Child Bride of Short Creek is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film written by Joyce Eliason, starring Diane Lane, Helen Hunt, Christopher Atkins, Conrad Bain and Dee Wallace. The film is a dramatization of the lives of the people of Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah, United States, collectively known as "Short Creek," a community of members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a group that practices child marriage and polygamy.
Original Release
12/07/1981
US Release
12/07/1981
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Diane Lane | Jessica Rae Jacobs |
| Helen Hunt | Naomi |
| Christopher Atkins | Isaac King |
| Conrad Bain | Frank King |
| Kiel Martin | Bob Kalish |
| Warren Vanders | Jay Jacobs |
| Joan Shawlee | |
| Dee Wallace | Mary Jacobs |
| Alan Nash | Sheriff Beal |
| Heidi Bohay | Lola |
Directors
Writers
Joyce Eliason, Michael Fessier Jr.
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Diane Lane | Jessica Rae Jacobs |
| Helen Hunt | Naomi |
| Christopher Atkins | Isaac King |
| Conrad Bain | Frank King |
| Kiel Martin | Bob Kalish |
| Warren Vanders | Jay Jacobs |
| Joan Shawlee | |
| Dee Wallace | Mary Jacobs |
| Alan Nash | Sheriff Beal |
| Heidi Bohay | Lola |
| Babetta Dick | Judy |
| Robert E. Hartenberger | Attorney General Ross |
| Melinda Almquist | Viola |
| Julianne Slocum | Rachel |
| C. Duane Tuft | Larry Wesenskow / Rachel |
| Jay Bernard | Judge Sears |
| Karyn Christensen | Ada King |
| Sharyn Christensen | Alma King |
| Rick Millikan | Boyd Paul |
| Trisha Lynn Tibbs | Lila |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Paul Monash | Producer |
| Lawrence Schiller | Producer |
| Michael Economou | Producer |
