![]() ![]() “I’ve always been full of self-confidence - no doubt about it,” said Sonora, who lives with her sister in New Jersey. When Sonora retired as the diving horse girl at Steel Pier, and her sister-in-law (who took over the act) stopped diving, it was the end of an era.Īfter attending a screening of “Wild Hearts” with her sister, Sonora said, “I thought it was a good movie … Of course, not being able to see, my sister had to explain some of the parts where they weren’t talking.” It's also the first G-rated live-action film to come along in quite awhile.Sonora still remembers the first place where she got top billing: “Lewiston, Maine, was the first place that I had my picture in a newspaper.” 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. "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. ![]()
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