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In Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace her with her husband and four children in order to make it possible for them to keep their family farm.
Top billed cast
Farrah FawcettPearl
Lea ThompsonAmy Hightower
Peter WellerMartin Hightower
Gail CronauerIsabel Donahue
Karis Paige BryantJessica
Babs GeorgeMrs. Parker
Cory LloydNathan- Colton ConklinJack
- Annie SuiteMrs. Van Der Meer
- Gena SleeteHattie Donahue
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