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Sam Howard
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Bill Driscoll
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| Alan Ruck | ... |
Ambrose Dorset
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| Kaitlin Hopkins | ... |
Agnes Dorset
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Brent Hinkley | ... |
Deputy Muldoon
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| Richard Riehle | ... |
Narrator /
Sheriff 'T-Bone' Yankum
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Sue Bugden | ... |
Miss Dupa
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| Richard Moll | ... |
Filthy McNasty
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| Brad Greenquist | ... |
Strange Pierre
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| Haley Joel Osment | ... | ||
| Nancy Lenehan | ... |
Temperance Lady 1
(as Nancy Linehan Charles)
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| Mary Linda Phillips | ... |
Temperance Lady 2
(as Linda Phillips)
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Nicole Kranidas | ... |
Temperance Lady 3
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Al Mancini | ... |
Assayer
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| Robert Dickman | ... |
Second Town Man 1
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Two hoboes strike on a get-rich quick scheme to kidnap an overly-energetic 9 year old son of a local banker. Based on the classic story by O'Henry.
This is the typical TV movie. You can tell from its budget, from its look, from its minimalism...
Seriously, this movie is nothing (and I mean, nothing) special. Although very far from being good, it does offer some fun to its audiences, particularly by Haley Joel Osment (he really is the one who steals the show). This was before Haley got widely known. Even in his early years he already possessed great potential for dramatic roles ('Bogus' is one good example of that) and he is better known for his acting skills in drama rather than in comedy. However, in this TV movie he is hilarious (I never thought I'd say this about him one day), particularly anytime he mimics indians and calls himself Red Chief. Not just that, he is way funnier than gloomy in this movie. This is the living proof that Haley could do comedy as well as he could do drama.
As a movie, it actually deserved a 5 rating, but I gave it a 6 as a gratitude gesture over Haley's fantastic performance in an unusual role for him.