Question 1

Which TV show's crew refused to satirize Child Bride after watching it?

Accepted Answer

The cast and crew of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) refused to satirize the film, finding it 'disturbing.' Host Michael J. Nelson and film selector Frank Conniff both cited it as the worst film they had considered for the show.

Question 2

Why was a local 13-year-old girl hired as a swimming double for Shirley Mills?

Accepted Answer

Shirley Mills, who was 11 or 12 during production, could not swim and had no problem stripping naked for the skinny dipping scene. The crew hired Bernice Stobaugh, a local 13-year-old, to double for Mills in long shots. Stobaugh's pubic hair was shaved because she looked different from Mills.

Question 3

When did Shirley Mills first see the complete film Child Bride?

Accepted Answer

Shirley Mills did not see the complete film until the 1980s, when a relative gave her a videocassette of it. She said she was most proud of Child Bride because it focused on real problems.

Question 4

What did Bernice Stobaugh reveal during a church meeting in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

Bernice Stobaugh Ray, the swimming double for Child Bride, told a church meeting that she was the double for an actress in a porno film. The preacher then switched the topic.

Question 5

Who plays the schoolteacher who tries to stop child marriage in Child Bride?

Accepted Answer

Diana Durrell plays Miss Carol, a schoolteacher who returns to her rural mountain community to stop the tradition of child marriage.

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