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.

Gabrielle Anwar
as Sonora Webster

Cliff Robertson
as Dr. W.F. Carver

Michael Schoeffling
as Al Carver

Dylan Kussman
as Clifford Henderson

Kathleen York
as Marie

Frank Renzulli
as Mr. Slater

Nancy Moore Atchison
as Arnette Webster

Lisa Norman
as Aunt Helen

Lorianne Collins
as Clarabelle

Elizabeth Hayes
as Miss Simpson
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Fantastic stuff! I rather loved watching <em>'Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken'</em>. That's despite a few uneasy things about it, one being the love story (under/age gap?) and the other being that it involves diving horses; which I had no knowledge of before now... what an insanely messed up thing th...