Search - Tall Tales & Legends: Darlin' Clementine on DVD

Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1986 DVD Release: 02/08/2005 Format: DVD Edition: Television Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 0 hrs 48 mins Studio: Koch Vision Total Copies: 1 Genres: Fantasy, Children's/Family, Fairy Tales & Legends

No relation to the similarly titled John Ford film, My Darlin' Clementine originated as a 47-minute TV special. Shelley Duvall (who also produced) plays the title character, the daughter of a miner (forty-niner) whose shoes are number nine. Ed Asner costars as Clementine's dad, while David Dukes is the moonstruck young man who loses Clementine to the briny deep. The tragic elements of the ballad (which of course was meant to be a spoof even back in the 19th century) are tempered by in-the-know comedy vignettes. My Darlin' Clementine was first telecast on the Showtime Cable service as part of the American Tall Tales and Legends anthology. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Shelley Duvall - Clementine
David Dukes - Levi
Ed Asner - Clementine's Father
Michael Richards - Sneaky Pete

Actress Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends series featured live-action productions of stories about some of America's folk legends. This episode features the tale of Clementine (Duvall) who becomes involved with Levi Strauss, but demands that he achieve his goal of opening a clothing store before she will marry him. The supporting cast includes Ed Asner and Gordon Jump. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide