The Lottery

Every year, on June 27th, in a small village in New England, inhabited by no more than 300 people, a lottery is held in which a family is chosen as part of a ritual to ensure a good harvest.

Cast

Olive Dunbar

as Tessie Hutchinson

William Benedict

as Joe Summers

William Fawcett

as Old Man Warner

Joe Haworth

as Bill Hutchinson

Ed Begley Jr.

as Jack Watson

Jim Boles

Donna Bowen

Blanche Bronte

as Mrs. Delacroix

Alan Brown

as Mr. Delacroix

Nancy Hale

as Mrs. Adams

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