Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

May 24, 1991

1h 28m

★ 7.4

Overview

A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying "diving girl," but Doc refuses her pleas. Undaunted, Sonora's gutsy resolve finally convinces him to give her a break. On the brink of stardom, however, a cruel twist of fate threatens to destroy her dream.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Walt Disney Pictures

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken Trailers

Cast

Sonora Webster

Gabrielle Anwar

Dr. W.F. Carver

Cliff Robertson

Al Carver

Michael Schoeffling

Clifford Henderson

Dylan Kussman

Marie

Kathleen York

Mr. Slater

Frank Renzulli

Arnette Webster

Nancy Moore Atchison

Aunt Helen

Lisa Norman

Clarabelle

Lorianne Collins

Miss Simpson

Elizabeth Hayes

Mrs. Ellis

Laura Lee Norton

Photographer

Michael J. Matusiak

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