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** Christmas Miracle at Sage Creek aka. Miracle at Sage Creek

Posted on 2016 under Christmas

Talmarc Productions,

David Carradine, Wes Studi, Michael Parks, Tim Abell, Sarah Aldrich, Irene Bedard, Mark Rolston, Darian Weiss, Masam Holden, Buck Taylor, Tracy Nelson, Rance Howard, Francine York, Brian Libby

Ike (David Carradine) is a highly prejudiced mean old rancher who has a huge chip on his shoulder because with a hatred for all Indians because of a personal loss that he was never able to get over. Meanwhile an Indian family lives in a little house on a homestead property that used to be owned by Ike. He sets his men to drive them off his land. Meanwhile, his daughter is married to an ex-preacher who was never accepted by Ike who despises him and his family. Times are hard for everyone, and yet when a couple tragedies happen, and all are faced with really tough decisions, they must figure out how to work together for the common good. This Western Christmas themed movie is a good family style Western like used to exist in the old days.

This film has a wonderful cast. Right down the line, they are all really good actors. David Carradine is excellent in this Scrooge-like role, and he plays well with Wes Studi who is wonderful as the Native American chief and grandfather of the family. The values and morals of the 1880’s is awe inspiring, and it’s a good movie. For some, it gets resolved pretty quickly, but it has to fit into a 2 hour TV time spot minus commercials, so they did seem to hurry up the ending a little, but still it was very well done and quite well acted. The Chrismas connection is rather week, and it’s another one that stuck a “Christmas” in the title to hopefully pull some more viewers in, but Hallmark did pick up this 2005 film for release in 2006. This is a film with a good message and well worth watching. The violent parts might be a little too intense for younger kids, but I’m sure anyone over about 10 could handle this, and it’s available for streaming on NetFlix so it’s easy to find. If you miss the good westerns of the past, this is a pretty good one.

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