24 Dec 1986
Preceptor
No overview found
Sometimes you can't tell who's good and who's bad! ...
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
Cal Trask
Abra Bacon
Adam Trask
Aron Trask
Kate Trask
Sam the Sheriff
Will Hamilton
Anne
Gustav Albrecht
Rantani
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Coalman at Lettuce Field (uncredited)
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited)
Joe (uncredited)
Charlie (Townsman at Carnival) (uncredited)
24 Dec 1986
No overview found
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