''Mail Order Bride'' is a 2008 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

television film on the

Hallmark Channel The Hallmark Channel is an American television channel owned by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., which in turn is owned by Hallmark Cards, Inc. The channel's programming is primarily targeted at families, and features a mix of television movies and ...

. It premiered on November 8, 2008, and stars

Daphne Zuniga Daphne Eurydice Zuniga (; born October 28, 1962) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1982 slasher film ''The Dorm That Dripped Blood'' (1982) at the age of 19, followed by a lead role in another slasher film '' The Initiation' ...

Plot

Con-woman Diana McQueen decides to skip out of town and leave her boss, Tom Rourke, behind. To avoid the conflict that would result by her quick disappearance, she switches places with a dying friend, who had planned on becoming a man's

mail-order bride A mail-order bride is a woman who lists herself in catalogs and is selected by a man for marriage. In the twentieth century, the trend was primarily towards women living in developing countries seeking men in more developed nations. The majority ...

. Seeing that this is her only chance to escape, she takes on the role and lies to the unsuspecting frontiersman.

Cast

as Diana McQueen *

Greg Evigan Gregory Ralph Evigan (born October 14, 1953) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He began his career in theater, appearing in the Broadway production of '' Jesus Christ Superstar'', followed by a stage production of the musical '' G ...

as Tom Rourke *

Cameron Bancroft Cameron Timothy Bancroft (born 19 November 1992) is an Australian cricketer contracted to Western Australia in Australian first class cricket, Durham in English first class cricket, and the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League. He made his Te ...

as Beau Canfield * Tom Heaton as Willy *

Katharine Isabelle Katharine Isobel Murray (born November 2, 1981), known professionally as Katharine Isabelle, is a Canadian actress. She has been described as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror films. She started her acting career in 1989, playing ...

as Jen * William MacDonald as Sheriff *

Michael Teigen Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

as Joe *

Brendan Beiser Brendan Joseph Beiser (born April 17, 1970) is a Canadian actor best known for his performance as Agent Pendrell in the science fiction television show ''The X-Files''. Personal life Beiser was born in Boston. He is the son of Order of Canada ...

as Auctioneer *

Ted Whittall iding_-_infobox_currently_empty_--> Ted_Whittall_is_a_Canadian_actor_who_is_best_known_for_his_roles_in_''Wicker_Park_(film).html" ;"title="Canadian.html" ;"title="iding - infobox currently empty --> Ted Whittall is a Canadian">iding - infobox cur ...

as Aaron Carlyle * Andy Rukes as Franco (as Angelo Renai) *

Philip Granger Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

as Association Rancher *

Karin Konoval Karin Konoval (; born June 4, 1961) is Canadian-American actress who has appeared in theatre, numerous TV series and supporting lead roles in many feature films. Her screen credits include Maurice the Orangutan in ''Rise of the Planet of the Ape ...

as Mrs. Vaughn *

Robert Mann Robert Nathaniel Mann (July 19, 1920 – January 1, 2018) was a violinist, composer, Conductor (music), conductor, and founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet, as well as a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music. Mann, the fir ...

as Stagecoach Clerk *

Patrick Gilmore Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore (December 25, 1829 – September 24, 1892) was an Irish-born American composer and bandmaster who lived and worked in the United States after 1848. While serving in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War, Gilmore ...

as Homesteader * Marcos Amaya Torres as anjo Player (as Marcos Amaya-Torres) * Oliver Schenelder as Accordion Player

Reception

''Mail Order Bride'' ranked as the network's most-watched November non-holiday original movie ever. The movie scored a 2.2 household rating, delivered nearly 1.9 million homes, 2.5 million total viewers and 3.9 million unduplicated viewers. It also ranked as the second-highest-rated cable movie of the day and fourth-highest-rated movie of the week. This performance boosted

to rank #2 in Prime Time for the day, and #10 for the week.

References

External links

* * *
''Mail Order Bride''
at

2008 television films 2008 films 2008 Western (genre) films Films about weddings Hallmark Channel original films American Western (genre) television films 2000s English-language films English-language Western (genre) films {{US-tv-film-stub