The Last Rung on the Ladder

Jan 28, 2024

0h 24m

★ 0.0

Overview

Larry discovers his estranged sister, Kitty, has committed suicide. He recounts a fateful day, when the two were children playing in their family’s barn in rural Nebraska.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Larry Gatlin

Seth K. Hale

Kitty (Katrina) Gatlin

Kayla Kelly

Carnival Barker of Despair

Brian Belz

Young Larry

Tyler Love

Young Kitty

Ruby Mandil

Teenage Larry

Greysen Ebert

Teenage Kitty

Madeleine Sorenson

Mr. Gatlin

Allen Ebert

Mrs. Camber

Heidi Henkel-Hanke

Jerry

Tony Lee Gratz

Emcee

Jo Gassner

Guy at Bar

Anthony J. Cooley

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