A Promise to Carolyn

Jan 16, 1996

1h 34m

★ 7.1

Time for revenge

Overview

When two sisters can no longer go on living with the painful memory of their baby sister being murdered 37 years ago by their stepmother, together they try to uncover the truth.

Genres

Crime

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Citadel Entertainment

The Kaufman Company

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Cast

Debra

Delta Burke

Kay

Swoosie Kurtz

Jolene Maggart

Shirley Knight

Francie Harper

Grace Zabriskie

Randy Goodson

Lawrence Monoson

Travis Colton

Casey Biggs

Young Kay

Alexa PenaVega

Butch Maggart

Bill McKinney

Woody

Steve Shearer

Young Jolene

Morgana Shaw

Timmy

David Denney

Aunt Letty

Melanie Haynes

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