Love's Christmas Journey
Love's Christmas Journey

Love's Christmas Journey

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2011
2h 52m
6.7(29 votes)
Drama
Romance
Western
Family
TV Movie

Overview

While still mourning the loss of her husband and daughter, recently widowed Ellie King visits her brother Aaron Davis and his children for Christmas. Ellie does her best to enjoy the holidays, even making new friends with Mrs. Thompson, a local shop keeper, and handsome admirer Deputy Strode. Settling in nicely with her brother's family, Ellie also meets Erik, a young man abandoned by his outlaw father whom Aaron has taken in as one of his own. When Aaron travels out of town to purchase adjacent land for farming, Ellie agrees to watch his children, but the season’s festivities are threatened when Aaron goes missing.

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35 members
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Natalie Hall

Ellie Davis

Natalie Hall
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JoBeth Williams

Beatrice

JoBeth Williams
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Greg Vaughan

Aaron Davis

Greg Vaughan
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Dylan Bruce

Michael

Dylan Bruce
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Ernest Borgnine

Nicholas

Ernest Borgnine
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Teddy Vincent

Mrs. Price

Teddy Vincent
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Annika Noelle

Suzanna

Annika Noelle
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Bobby Campo

Erik Johnson

Bobby Campo
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Charles Shaughnessy

Alex Weaver

Charles Shaughnessy
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Sean Astin

Mayor Wayne

Sean Astin
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Ryan Wynott

Christopher

Ryan Wynott
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Jada Facer

Annabelle

Jada Facer
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Amanda Foreman

Adrienne

Amanda Foreman
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Dannika Liddell

Jessica

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Brian Thompson

Cass

Brian Thompson
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Richard Tyson

Charley

Richard Tyson
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Tom Virtue

Mr. Bersen

Tom Virtue
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Chad Michael Collins

Owen King

Chad Michael Collins
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Stephen Bridgewater

Mr. Cunningham

Stephen Bridgewater
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Kanin Howell

Cowboy #1

Kanin Howell
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Ryan Smith

Cowboy #2

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Barry Livingston

George Ness

Barry Livingston
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James Keane

Mr. Peters

James Keane
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Dennis Fitzgerald

Henchman #1

Dennis Fitzgerald
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Allan Jordan

Henchman #2

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James Wlcek

Landowner

James Wlcek
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David Sullivan

Homesteader

David Sullivan
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Peter Katona

Mr. Jones

Peter Katona
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Kristi Slager

Mrs. Jones

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Evan Helmuth

Deputy Harve

Evan Helmuth
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Gabriel Suttle

Wiseman #2

Gabriel Suttle
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Danielle Parker

Angel

Danielle Parker
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Challen Cates

Mrs. Johnson

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Dave Rodgers

Stagecoach Driver

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Mike Cochrane

Fiddler (uncredited)

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