VHS

A Girl of the Limberlost [videorecording] / written by Pamela Douglas ; produced by Tony Bishop, Ann Eldridge ; directed by Burt Brinckerhoff ; a Sascha Schneider production.

Brinckerhoff, Burt, 1936- (Added Author). Cassidy, Joanna, 1945- (Added Author). Fairchild, Heather. (Added Author). O'Toole, Annette, 1953- (Added Author). Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924 (Added Author). Sascha Schneider Productions. (Added Author). Public Media Video (Firm) (Added Author). Feature Films for Families (Added Author). Joanna Cassidy, Heather Fairchild, Annette O'Toole. (Cast).

Summary:

Set in 1908 in rural Indiana, this is the story of Elnora Comstock who is determined to attend high school even though her widowed mother calls her goal a "foolish dream." Elnora finds comfort in her friendship with Mrs. Porter, a free-spirited naturalist, but when taxes on the farm come due, Elnora must choose between her own dreams and her mother's demand that she quit school to help with the harvest.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (105 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Publisher: [Chicago, Ill.] : Public Media Video, C.1989.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on a novel by Gene Stratton Porter. Originally televised as part of the television series WonderWorks in 1990.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Gordon C. Lonsdale ; edited by David Saxon ; music, Misha Segal.
Participant or Performer Note:	Joanna Cassidy, Heather Fairchild, Annette O'Toole.