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Manlife

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For over 80 years, Merle Hayden has crusaded to recruit members to the utopian movement Lawsonomy. Founded by aircraft pioneer Alfred Lawson, Lawsonomy advocates for economic reform and clean, communal living that transforms followers into a "New Species" that will benefit the human race either in this life or the next. Merle joined Lawson as a teenager and never looked back. His high school sweetheart Betty Kasch, however, is tired of Lawson coming between them. Reunited after over 60 years apart, non-believer Betty wants Merle to join her in Florida. Merle's commitment to preserving Lawson's legacy, artifacts currently rotting in a barn alongside a Wisconsin highway, has Betty worried Merle may leave her for Lawson once again.

Directed byRyan Sarnowski

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Language
EN
Released
June 4, 2017
Studios
Threshing Media

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring

Merle Hayden

Self

Betty Kasch

Self

Jim Newman

Self

Mark Metcalf

Mark Metcalf

Alfred Lawson (voice)

Creative team
Directed by
Ryan Sarnowski
Produced by
Susan Santha Kerns
Jim Newman

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