The Ballad of Lucy Whipple(2001)
While the world headed West for gold, one family came for adventure.
The adventures of a family who head west to the California gold fields in the 1850s.
Movie: The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Top 10 Billed Cast
Arvella Whipple
California Morning "Lucy" Whipple
Jonas Scatter
Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
Sophie
Annie Flagg
Joshua 'Carrots' Beale
Buck McPhee
Butte Whipple
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The adventures of a family who head west to the California gold fields in the 1850s.
Release Date
2001-01-20
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5.3
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While the world headed West for gold, one family came for adventure.
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