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Young Pioneers is a 1976 American Western television film which aired in March 1976 on ABC. Elements of novels Let the Hurricane Roar and Free Land by Rose Wilder Lane were used as the basis for the movie, with Roger Kern and Linda Purl starring as the focal characters David and Molly Beaton. Although produced as a TV series pilot by ABC Circle Films and ranked #7 in the Nielsen ratings for the week it aired, the movie was not immediately picked up by ABC as a series. A second pilot attempt was made in December 1976 with Young Pioneers' Christmas, but ranked lower at #37 in the Nielsen ratings. In 1978 The Young Pioneers (miniseries) was broadcast.
Original Release
03/01/1976
US Release
03/01/1976
Cast
Name | Character |
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Roger Kern | David Beaton |
Linda Purl | Molly Beaton |
Robert Hays | Dan Grey |
Shelly Juttner | Nettie Peters |
Robert Donner | Mr. Peters |
Frank Marth | Mr. Svenson |
Brendan Dillon | Doyle |
Charles Tyner | Mr. Beaton |
Jonathan Kidd | Dr. Thorne |
Arnold Soboloff | Clerk in Land Office |
Directors
Writers
Blanche Hanalis, Rose Wilder Lane, Katharyn Powers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Roger Kern | David Beaton |
Linda Purl | Molly Beaton |
Robert Hays | Dan Grey |
Shelly Juttner | Nettie Peters |
Robert Donner | Mr. Peters |
Frank Marth | Mr. Svenson |
Brendan Dillon | Doyle |
Charles Tyner | Mr. Beaton |
Jonathan Kidd | Dr. Thorne |
Arnold Soboloff | Clerk in Land Office |
Britt Leach | Mr. Loftus |
Dennis Fimple | Man in Land Office |
Bernice Smith | Mrs. Svenson |
Janis Jamison | Eliza |
Jeff Cotler | Charlie Peters |
Lucky Hayes | Second Woman |
Earl W. Smith | Man in Boxcar |
Michelle Stacy | Flora Peters |
Mare Winningham | Nettie Peters |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ed Friendly | Executive Producer |