Sod and Stubble

The adventures and adversities of a family pioneering on the plains of Kansas. Based on the best-selling biography by John Ise.

Cast

Bailey Chase

Dodie Brown

Barry Corbin

Buck Taylor

Mary Beth McDonough

Rudy Ramos

Darby Hinton

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