Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1983) (TV)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Victor French

Writers:

Chris Abbott (writer)
Laura Ingalls Wilder (books)

Release Date:

17 December 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

During preparation for Christmas baby Rose Wilder is kidnapped by the woman who recently lost her child. Looking for her Laura, Almanzo and Mr Edwards meet lonely orphan boy, who finally stays with that woman.

Plot Keywords:

Orphan | Christmas | Child Kidnapping | Children | Based On Book

Cast

Melissa Gilbert	...	Laura Ingalls Wilder
Dean Butler	...	Almanzo Wilder
Scottie MacGregor	...	Harriet Oleson (scenes deleted)
Richard Bull	...	Nels Oleson
Victor French	...	Isaiah Edwards
Kevin Hagen	...	Dr. Hiram Baker
Allison Balson	...	Nancy Oleson
Stan Ivar	...	John Carter
Pamela Roylance	...	Sarah Carter
Lindsay Kennedy	...	Jeb Carter
David Friedman	...	Jason Carter
Shannen Doherty	...	Jenny Wilder
Leslie Landon	...	Etta Plum
Robert Casper	...	Sherwood Montague
Patricia Pearcy	...	Elsa Norris

Runtime:

West Germany:90 min (2 parts)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Trivia:

Michael Landon does the voiceover in the opening prologue as Charles Ingalls, while Ike Eisenmann has an uncredited bit part in the train sequence as Erich Schiller (a role he previously played in the "Little House" episode "Harriet's Happenings").

Movie Connections:

Followed by Little House: The Last Farewell (1984) (TV)