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The Robber Bridegroom
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The Robber Bridegroom

1980-06-01 · 94 min · Not rated

Comedy · Music · Romance · Crime · TV Movie

In a small Southern town, a plantation owner is duped into thinking a thief is a kind stranger. To repay the stranger for stopping a robbery, the plantation owner invites him to his home to meet his daughter.

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Directors
Tim Kiley
Production companies
Showtime Entertainment Television, The Acting Company
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Marjoe GortnerMarjoe GortnerJamie Lockhart
Kaye BallardKaye BallardSalome
Gene LindseyClement Musgrove
Pippa PearthreePippa PearthreeRosamund
Scott JarvisLittle Harp
Ernie SabellaErnie SabellaBig Harp
Trip PlymaleGoat
Molly ScatesAirie
Carolyn McCurryRaven
Deanna DunaganDeanna DunaganGoat's Mother
Kurt KnudsonLandlord
John GoodmanJohn GoodmanTownsperson
Anderson MatthewsTownsperson
Donna PelcTownsperson
Joel RobertsonJoel RobertsonTownsperson
Judith TownsendTownsperson
Tom WestermanTownsperson

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