![]() Starting out as a stable hand her goal is to become a real diving girl. Carver and his girl-and-horse high diving act. Her life's ambition is to travel to Atlantic City, where "all your dreams come true." After leaving home she accepts a job from Dr. A number of people who are initially at odds with each other eventually develop mutual respect and affection.This is the story of Sonora Webster, a teenage runaway during the Depression. Interpersonal conflict, and some slaps and punches to the head. A touch of very obscure suggestive dialog. Can she recover again? The answer is worth seeing.Ĭontent Notes: No profanity. ![]() Then, just when Sonora is on the brink of success, more tragedy strikes. Over time, almost everything changes for the better. ![]() ![]() When channeled correctly, her strong will is an asset rather than a liability. Sonora knows enough to steer clear of Al’s cheap attentions and she loves working with horses, even if it’s only as a stable hand. So how did they tell this story in a believable yet G-rated manner? It wasn’t easy, but director Steve Miner (“ Forever Young”) managed to pull it off. Carver ( Cliff Robertson) is gruff and hard-driving and alienates everyone around him his son Al (Michael Schoeffling) is a gambler and woman-chaser who might even want to teach the underage Sonora a thing or two and the entrenched diving girl, Marie (Kathleen York), is snotty and very jealous of any competition. Carver’s stunt act (a horse climbs a 40-foot ramp, the girl mounts at the top and they dive together into a shallow pool). Instead, she sets out on her own, intending to become a “diving girl” in Dr. Stubborn and headstrong, she’s in trouble at school and in the home of her aunt and is about to be sent to a state institution. Outside of her love for horses, she doesn’t have much going in life. Sonora Webster is a young orphaned schoolgirl (played convincingly by 20-year-old Gabrielle Anwar) facing the height of the Great Depression in 1932. This film, based on a true story, reminds me of the old saw: When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade. ![]()
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