The Atlantic City set was built in Myrtle Beach. Filmed at location sites in South Carolina. Based on the life story of Sonora Webster Carver, whose autobiography, A Girl and Five Brave Horses, was published in 1961. Carver), Michael Schoeffling (Al Carver). Stars Gabrielle Anwar (Sonora Webster), Cliff Robertson (Dr. Despite setbacks, including sudden blindness, Sonora’s spirit and determination make her a legendary attraction at Atlantic City’s Steel Pier. Carver, Sonora sets out to prove she has star quality. Despite early rejection by the owner of the traveling stunt show, W.F. With the stubborn confidence of a young woman determined to prove she can do anything she sets her mind to, Sonora answers a newspaper ad for a diving girl, one who leaps, astride a horse, from a 40-foot tower platform into a tank of water. It's also the first G-rated live-action film to come along in quite awhile.Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken (film) During the Depression, Sonora Webster, growing up in rural Georgia, longs for more excitement. And if it's a bit too simplistic at times, "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken" is still enjoyable on its own terms. But Sonora is made of stronger stuff.Ĭertainly there aren't many movies about diving girls on horseback, which by itself is noteworthy. Then, in the final act, tragedy strikes, which would prevent a lesser person from continuing this odd career. She also finds time to fall in love with Carver's son (Michael Schoeffling). The first two-thirds of the film has Sonora pushing herself into Carver's life, getting her chance to ride and eventually becoming a star attraction in Atlantic City. Carver (Cliff Robertson, with gray beard and long hair, looking for all the world like Buffalo Bill Cody) how to ride his stunt horses, which dive from a 40-foot tower into a pool of water. So she runs off to a carnival where she hopes to learn from Dr. In the early 1930s Sonora Webster (Gabrielle Anwar) is a troubled young orphan about to be sent away by the aunt who can no longer care for her. Fact-based story of Sonora Webster (Gabrielle Anwar), who rises to fame as a diver-on. 1991 1 hr 30 mins Drama, Kids G Watchlist. "Wild Hearts Can't be Broken" is the kind of true-life triumph-over-tragedy film we expect to see on television instead of the big screen these days. Wild Hearts Cant Be Broken - Full Cast & Crew.
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