![]() She accepts and gets ready to do the jump. As she is climbing the ladder, he proposes to her. Meanwhile, Clifford has acquired a rusted-out motorcycle from a friend in Atlantic City and plans to refurbish it to working condition Sonora is unimpressed and laughs at the notion.Īl and Sonora perform at Atlantic City in front of their largest audience. When she finds him, she lets him know she feels the same. In it, she also finds one of his old letters, confessing his love for her. On his first day, he is extremely nervous, so Sonora finds Doc's famous fringed jacket to give him confidence. ![]() Now Al takes over his role as a presenter. This seems to patch up old differences, and just as everyone seems to be getting along, Doc passes away en route to there, apparently from a heart attack. It is then learned that he got a deal to perform the show at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City. They are both confused over that, but put it behind them. They work together to heal him and are walking him when Doc and Clifford return, telling them that the show is over as there is no more work to be had.Īl asks Sonora why she never wrote him, and she tells him that she never received any letters. Sonora spends the night in his pen worrying over him and is awakened by Al, who has returned and discovers that he ate some moldy hay and has developed colic as a result. He and the new stable hand, Clifford (who she met earlier), leave the farm in search of work, and Lightning falls ill that night. Again, he keeps his promise, but Doc, protective of her, hides his letters from her. He and Sonora have almost shared their first kiss, and he promises to write her. Marie is so jealous that she makes unreasonable demands of Doc to ensure her stardom status, and after he refuses, she quits the show rather than share billing with Sonora.ĭoc and Al have always had a difficult relationship, which isn't helped by Al's burgeoning romance with Sonora, and one day he leaves after having a particularly bad fight with Doc. Although she has never actually dove on Lightning into the pool, she is successful at her first jump. Thus, Sonora becomes the diving girl, even though the swimsuits don't fit her. One day, Marie falls and dislocates her shoulder, leaving her unable to perform. She and the wild horse, who she names Lightning, develop a special bond which proves important later in the film. After multiple attempts, she finally succeeds and he keeps his promise, much to the chagrin of Marie. She surprises him one day by riding up on it and he promises her that she can train to be a diving girl if she can mount it while it's moving. Al wins a wild horse in a game of cards, and he says that if she can tame it, he believes Doc will give her a chance to train to be a diving girl. She then begins traveling with them, bonding with his son, Al, and even Doc himself. Instead, he just places her and the chair outside of his tent.Įnding up in the stable with the horses, Doc sees how talented Sonora is with them and decides to give her a job as a stable hand. She stubbornly twists her arms and legs around the chair she's sitting in to show him she won't leave until he gives her the job. He informs her that she is too young, her body isn't developed enough, and tells her she should go home. She then informs Doc Carver that she is his new diving girl. Sonora ends up at a county fair and sees Marie perform as a diving girl, who jumps onto a horse as it runs up a steep platform just before it leaps off into a pool of water. Instead, she slips out of the house during the night. After she is given detention, her Aunt Helen tells her that because of her behavior and the family's financial difficulties, she is going to be put in an orphanage. It breaks and the cows get out, forcing her to be late. She has a love of horses, and one day before school, loses a bet that hers can jump a fence. Just when she appears on the brink of stardom, however, a twist of fate threatens to destroy her dream.Sonora Webster is a stubborn orphan who lives with her Aunt Helen during the Great Depression. Undaunted, Sonora's gutsy determination finally convinces Doc (Cliff Robertson) to give her a break. ![]() Her biggest wish is to become a star "diving girl," but her youth and inexperience stand in the way. As a runaway orphan, Sonora (Gabrielle Anwar) gets a job doing cleanup work for Doc Carver's traveling stunt show. Rarely has a film inspired and captivated audiences quite like the real-life story of Sonora Webster. "A stirring, exciting tale." - The New York Post Walt Disney Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV, Pegasus Entertainment ![]()
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