TV series · 1987
Roses Are for the Rich
First aired 17 May 1987 Drama TMDB ↗
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.
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Bruce Dern
as Douglas Osborne
Rita Zohar
as Daisy
Madison Mason
as Prentiss Osborne
Betty Buckley
as Ella
Morgan Stevens
as Brian Osborne
Lisa Hartman
as Autumn McAvin Norton Corbett Osborne
Joe Penny
as Lloyd Murphy
Jim Youngs
as Lonnie Norton
Britton Elliott
as Young Autumn
