Raising the Bar: The Alma Richards Story (2025)
In 1908, eighth grader Alma Richards quits school to work as a ranch hand. A chance meeting with a professor motivates him to resume his education, leading him to compete in high jump at the Stockholm Olympics and win a gold medal.
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Paul Wuthrich
as Alma Richards
Paul Wuthrich is known for Witnesses (2021), Undaunted: Witnesses of the Book of Mormon (2022) and Joseph Smith: American Prophet (2017)..
Alesandra Durham
as Margaret Richards
Nick Mathews
as Morgan Richards
Nick Mathews is an actor, known for Power of Prayer (2016), In Between Men (2010) and Madness Inside Me (2020)..
Skyler M. Day
as Columbia Richards
Sandy Hackett
as Max Francis
Paul Cartwright
as Thomas Trueblood
Director
T.C. Christensen
