| Mail Order Bride | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Written by | Tippi Dobrofsky Neal H. Dobrofsky |
| Directed by | Anne Wheeler |
| Starring |
Daphne Zuniga Cameron Bancroft |
| Music by | Michael Richard Plowman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Randy Cheveldave |
| Cinematography | David Pelletier |
| Editor | Jana Fritsch |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company | Larry Levinson Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hallmark Channel |
| Release | November 8, 2008 |
Mail Order Bride is a 2008 American Western television film on the Hallmark Channel. It premiered on November 8, 2008, and stars Daphne Zuniga. [1]
Plot
Con-woman Diana McQueen [2] decides to skip out of town and leave her boss, Tom Rourke, behind. To avoid the conflict that would result by her quick disappearance, she switches places with a dying friend, who had planned on becoming a man's mail-order bride. Seeing that this is her only chance to escape, she takes on the role and lies to the unsuspecting frontiersman.
Cast
- Daphne Zuniga as Diana McQueen
- Greg Evigan as Tom Rourke
- Cameron Bancroft as Beau Canfield
- Tom Heaton as Willy
- Katharine Isabelle as Jen
- William MacDonald as Sheriff
- Michael Teigen as Joe
- Brendan Beiser as Auctioneer
- Ted Whittall as Aaron Carlyle
- Andy Rukes as Franco (as Angelo Renai)
- Philip Granger as Association Rancher
- Karin Konoval as Mrs. Vaughn
- Robert Mann as Stagecoach Clerk
- Patrick Gilmore as Homesteader
- Marcos Amaya Torres as anjo Player (as Marcos Amaya-Torres)
- Oliver Schenelder as Accordion Player
Reception
Mail Order Bride ranked as the network's most-watched November non-holiday original movie ever. The movie scored a 2.2 household rating, delivered nearly 1.9 million homes, 2.5 million total viewers and 3.9 million unduplicated viewers. It also ranked as the second-highest-rated cable movie of the day and fourth-highest-rated movie of the week. This performance boosted Hallmark Channel to rank #2 in Prime Time for the day, and #10 for the week.
References
- ^ Moss, Marilyn (November 10, 2008). "TV Review: Mail Order Bride". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "'Bride' actress breathes easier as filming ends". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
External links
- Mail Order Bride at IMDb
- Mail Order Bride at AllMovie
- Mail Order Bride at the TCM Movie Database
- Mail Order Bride at Hallmark Channel
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| Mail Order Bride | |
|---|---|
|
Film poster | |
| Written by | Tippi Dobrofsky Neal H. Dobrofsky |
| Directed by | Anne Wheeler |
| Starring |
Daphne Zuniga Cameron Bancroft |
| Music by | Michael Richard Plowman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Randy Cheveldave |
| Cinematography | David Pelletier |
| Editor | Jana Fritsch |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company | Larry Levinson Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hallmark Channel |
| Release | November 8, 2008 |
Mail Order Bride is a 2008 American Western television film on the Hallmark Channel. It premiered on November 8, 2008, and stars Daphne Zuniga. [1]
Plot
Con-woman Diana McQueen [2] decides to skip out of town and leave her boss, Tom Rourke, behind. To avoid the conflict that would result by her quick disappearance, she switches places with a dying friend, who had planned on becoming a man's mail-order bride. Seeing that this is her only chance to escape, she takes on the role and lies to the unsuspecting frontiersman.
Cast
- Daphne Zuniga as Diana McQueen
- Greg Evigan as Tom Rourke
- Cameron Bancroft as Beau Canfield
- Tom Heaton as Willy
- Katharine Isabelle as Jen
- William MacDonald as Sheriff
- Michael Teigen as Joe
- Brendan Beiser as Auctioneer
- Ted Whittall as Aaron Carlyle
- Andy Rukes as Franco (as Angelo Renai)
- Philip Granger as Association Rancher
- Karin Konoval as Mrs. Vaughn
- Robert Mann as Stagecoach Clerk
- Patrick Gilmore as Homesteader
- Marcos Amaya Torres as anjo Player (as Marcos Amaya-Torres)
- Oliver Schenelder as Accordion Player
Reception
Mail Order Bride ranked as the network's most-watched November non-holiday original movie ever. The movie scored a 2.2 household rating, delivered nearly 1.9 million homes, 2.5 million total viewers and 3.9 million unduplicated viewers. It also ranked as the second-highest-rated cable movie of the day and fourth-highest-rated movie of the week. This performance boosted Hallmark Channel to rank #2 in Prime Time for the day, and #10 for the week.
References
- ^ Moss, Marilyn (November 10, 2008). "TV Review: Mail Order Bride". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "'Bride' actress breathes easier as filming ends". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
External links
- Mail Order Bride at IMDb
- Mail Order Bride at AllMovie
- Mail Order Bride at the TCM Movie Database
- Mail Order Bride at Hallmark Channel
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