Where the lilies bloom

A fourteen-year-old mountain girl struggles to keep her vow to her father and hold the family together. After his death, she takes up windcrafting in her poverty-stricken corner of Appalachia. (Does not circulate)
, Small scale drama exploring the lifestyle of rural America. Based on the book by Vera and Bill Cleaver. Starring Julie Gholson, Jan Smithers, Matthew Burrill and Helen Harmon.

The Luther family are poor sharecroppers living in the mountains of North Carolina. The father, Roy Luther (Rance Howard) is sickly and asks the second eldest daughter, Mary Call, to take over his role of father when he dies. Their landlord Kiser Pease, (Harry Dean Stanton), is interested in marrying the eldest daughter Devola (Jan Smithers) Roy Luther won't allow the marriage and makes Mary Call promise she won't.

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Jan Smithers, Harry Dean Stanton

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A fourteen-year-old mountain girl struggles to keep her vow to her father and hold the family together. After his death, she takes up windcrafting in her poverty-stricken corner of Appalachia. (Does not circulate)
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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q17049853 ↗ — country, genre
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright