
Nineteen year old pioneer woman Marty has recently married. She goes west with her husband Clem, hoping to start a new life. But Clem unexpectedly dies, and Marty finds herself alone, two months pregnant. Widower Clark offers her a marriage of convenience: she needs food and money, and he needs someone to take care of his daughter Missie. She accepts his proposal as a temporary solution.
Cast

Katherine Heigl
Marty Claridge

Dale Midkiff
Clark Davis

Skye McCole Bartusiak
Missie Davis

Corbin Bernsen
Ben Graham

Theresa Russell
Sarah Graham

Oliver Macready
Aaron Claridge

Tiffany Amber Knight
Laura Graham
Adam Loeffler
Clint Graham

Nick Scoggin
Reverend Johnson

Jaimz Woolvett
Wagon Train Scout

Rutanya Alda
Wanda Marshall
Janet Rotblatt
Woman in Wagon

David Fine
Jed Larsen (uncredited)
Dani Goldman
Young Marty (uncredited)
Sommer Knight
Funeral Woman #3 (uncredited)

Larry Laverty
Funeral Man (uncredited)
Christina A. Wood
Ellen Davis (uncredited)
Crew

Michael Landon Jr.
Director, Teleplay, Co-Executive Producer
Cindy Kelley
Teleplay
Janette Oke
Novel
Colleen Halsey
Editor
James W. Wrenn
Director of Photography
William Spencer Reilly
Executive Producer
Robert Halmi Jr.
Executive Producer
Larry Levinson
Executive Producer
H. Daniel Gross
Co-Executive Producer
Nick Lombardo
Co-Executive Producer
Michael Moran
Co-Executive Producer
Steven Squillante
Co-Executive Producer
Faye Schwab
Co-Executive Producer
Kyle A. Clark
Producer
Kevin Bocarde
Producer
Brian Gordon
Producer
John F. Brown
Production Design
Penny Perry
Casting
Carlie Tracey
Costume Design
Janice Heaton
Key Hair Stylist, Makeup Artist
Ken Thorne
Original Music Composer
William Ashford
Original Music Composer
Michael Wetherwax
Music Editor

Clint Lilley
Stunt Coordinator
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