Young Pioneers

Overview

Pilot for TV series of the same name released in 1978. The film told the tale of Molly and David Beaton, two teenage newlyweds, homesteading in the Dakota Territory in the 1870s.

Directed by Michael O'Herlihy

Top cast

Roger Kern

David Beaton

Linda Purl

Molly Beaton

Robert Hays

Dan Grey

S

Shelly Juttner

Nettie Peters

Robert Donner

Mr. Peters

F

Frank Marth

Mr. Svenson

B

Brendan Dillon

Doyle

Charles Tyner

Mr. Beaton

J

Jonathan Kidd

Dr. Thorne

A

Arnold Soboloff

Clerk in Land Office

Britt Leach

Mr. Loftus

Dennis Fimple

Man in Land Office

B

Bernice Smith

Mrs. Svenson

J

Janis Jamison

Eliza

J

Jeff Cotler

Charlie Peters

L

Lucky Hayes

Second Woman

E

Earl W. Smith

Man in Boxcar

Michelle Stacy

Flora Peters

Details