Roses Are for the Rich
Drama
Roses Are for the Rich is a 1987 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television drama miniseries starring Lisa Hartman, Bruce Dern, Joe Penny, Richard Masur and Howard Duff. In a small town in Appalachia, Autumn's young husband is killed in a suspicious mine explosion. She vows vengeance on mine owner Douglas Osborne and dedicates her life to destroying him, even at the cost of her own happiness. When her attempts at financial ruin fail, she manipulates Osborne into marriage by claiming she is carrying his child. After Osborne dies from cyanide poisoning, Autumn is arrested for his murder, but she professes her innocence.
1987-05-17
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Cast
Lisa Hartman as Autumn McAvin Norton Corbett Osborne
Bruce Dern as Douglas Osborne
Joe Penny as Lloyd Murphy
Richard Masur as Everett Corbett
Howard Duff as Denton
Morgan Stevens as Brian Osborne
Jim Youngs as Lonnie Norton
Betty Buckley as Ella
Rita Zohar as Daisy
Anne Haney as Aunt Molly
Peggy Pope as Bea Osborne
Madison Mason as Prentiss Osborne
Robert Picardo as Durant
Kate Mulgrew as Kendall Murphy