Mary McDonough in “The Contested Plains”

[Brenda]

Press Release:

Production Announced

Wichita, Kansas, September 10, 2021—The White Deer Land Museum Foundation and Fall River Productions announced that filming has begun on The Contested Plains, a docu-drama set in the 19th Century American West.
Written by Ken Spurgeon and Deb Goodrich, and directed by Spurgeon, the film stars Buck Taylor, Darby Hinton, Mary McDonough, and R. W. Hampton. Featured historians include former Texas State Historian Bill O’Neal; Michael Grauer, McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum; and Gordon Yellowman, Director, Language and Culture Program Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.
Locations include Wichita, KS; Logan County, KS; and Gray County, TX.
The Contested Plains recounts the story of John and Lydia German who left Georgia with their seven children in 1870 headed for a better home in the West. The family collided with a Cheyenne raiding party, warriors who were survivors of the Sand Creek Massacre and the attack at the Washita, with tragic results. The search for the four captive girls grabbed headlines throughout the nation and made household names of Native leaders and military officers.
Taylor (Yellowstone, Gunsmoke) was cast as Rufus Brown, Missouri farmer and uncle to John German who tries to persuade his nephew not to venture farther west. John German is portrayed by Darby Hinton (Texas Rising, Daniel Boone) and Mary McDonough (The New Adventures of Old Christine, The Waltons) plays Lydia German. Western singer/actor R. W. Hampton is Gen. Nelson Miles.
Other cast will be announced in the coming weeks.
Anticipated release date is 2022.

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[carol]

Is this a theater movie? A cable/ TV movie?

[noplacelikehome]

I read on Mary's facebook page where she will be starring in a new Western film to begin shooting this summer in central Kansas. Looks like the filming is in North Central Kansas close to the Nebraska border.

I remember now that she recently completed a film - Contested Plains. I'm going to search my television streaming applications to see if it is available to watch. Has anyone else watched this movie?

[Emmy]

Mar 15, 2023 10:08:17 GMT -5 noplacelikehome said:

I read on Mary's facebook page where she will be starring in a new Western film to begin shooting this summer in central Kansas. Looks like the filming is in North Central Kansas close to the Nebraska border.

I remember now that she recently completed a film - Contested Plains. I'm going to search my television streaming applications to see if it is available to watch. Has anyone else watched this movie?

Thanks for this info. I will have to look for this too.