Desperate Remedies (1993)

Desperate Remedies (1993)

Colonial romancing and complicating... 1993-11-26 New Zealand 93 Min. PG-13
5.7 10 votes

Overview

In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?

Cast

Jennifer Ward-Lealand is Dorothea Brook
Dorothea Brook
Kevin Smith is Lawrence Hayes
Lawrence Hayes
Lisa Chappell is Anne Cooper
Anne Cooper
Cliff Curtis is Fraser
Fraser
Michael Hurst is Willam Poyser
Willam Poyser
Helen Steemson is Gnits
Gnits
Kiri Mills is Rose
Rose
Bridget Armstrong is Mary Anne
Mary Anne
Timothy Raby is Mr. Weedle
Mr. Weedle
Geeling Ng is Su Lim
Su Lim

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