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Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)A single New England woman responds to an advertisement by a Midwestern widower in which he asks for a bride to help him raise his two children. Director:Glenn Jordan |
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| Glenn Close | ... |
Sarah Wheaton
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| Christopher Walken | ... |
Jacob Witting
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| Lexi Randall | ... |
Anna Witting
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Malgorzata Zajaczkowska | ... |
Maggie Grant
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Jon DeVries | ... |
Matthew Grant
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Christopher Bell | ... |
Caleb Witting
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William Wheaton
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Woody Watson | ... |
Jess Stearns
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Betty Laird | ... |
Mrs. Parkley
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Marc Penney | ... |
Ticket Agent
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Kara Beth Taylor | ... |
Rose
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Set around the turn of the century. Jacob, a widowed farmer with two small children, places an ad in a paper for a new wife. The ad is answered by a spinster in Maine, who writes letters to them and describes herself as "plain and tall." And she takes a trip to Jacob's farm to see if she can make a difference. Written by Kathy Li
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Hallmark Hall of Fame: Sarah, Plain and Tall (#40.2) See more »Company Credits
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Anna Witting: We thought you might be leaving us because you miss the sea.
Sarah Wheaton: Well, I'll always miss my old home, but the truth of it is, I'd miss you more.
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The gravestones for the small cemetery where Jacob's wife Katherine lay were hand-carved out of sheets of Styrofoam and then painted and stained to look like old headstones. See more »Quotes
Caleb Witting: Seal was worried. The house is too small, we thought, and I am loud and pesky.Anna Witting: We thought you might be leaving us because you miss the sea.
Sarah Wheaton: Well, I'll always miss my old home, but the truth of it is, I'd miss you more.
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