1.0Humane Hollywoodhttps://humanehollywood.orgHumane Hollywoodhttps://humanehollywood.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3ANCA0K1GJ"><a href="https://humanehollywood.org/production/wild-hearts-cant-be-broken/">Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://humanehollywood.org/production/wild-hearts-cant-be-broken/embed/#?secret=3ANCA0K1GJ" width="600" height="338" title="“Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken” — Humane Hollywood" data-secret="3ANCA0K1GJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://humanehollywood.org/app/uploads/2020/02/76d7pYldTp57D8bM09ZnFw9ktRZ.jpg10001500Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken is a true story that takes place during the Depression. Sonora Webster is a head-strong teenager who has been taken in by her aunt after her mother and father die. Feeling that Sonora is too difficult to handle, her aunt tells her that she is turning her over to the State. Sonora had seen a picture of a young model posing in front of a sign at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City that read "Where All Your Dreams Come True". This ad was to shape Sonora's future. Another ad also responsible for shaping her future, was one she saw in a local store which read, "Young girl needed to ride diving horses. Must be willing to travel. See Dr. W. F. Carver at the Savannah County Fair." These were the two thoughts that she took with her as she ran away from home in the middle of the night to become that young girl who would dive horses and travel. All did not go as smoothly as she would like when she found the fairgrounds and announced to Dr. Carver that she was there to become the next diving girl. Equally headstrong, Dr. Carver showed her the way out. However, determination prevails. Sonora strikes up a friendship with Al, Dr. Carver's son, who shows her around the tower where the horses dive. She is awestruck and knows that this is her destiny. Dr. Carver decides to give Sonora a job as a stable hand. She is finally given her chance to train to dive when Al brings home an unbroken horse (Lightning) and Dr. Carver is impressed with Sonora's ability to train him. Al, who never got along with his father, decides to leave the act. However, he and Sonora have developed a relationship which keeps him emotionally attached to the act during his absence. In the meanwhile, Sonora's dream continues to be to get to Atlantic City `where all your dreams come true'. When Marie, the regular diving girl, dislocates her shoulder, Sonora gets her chance to dive, which comes off without a hitch. Again impressed, Dr. Carver declares Sonora his second diving girl. Unable to get his mind off Sonora Al attempts to make her dreams come true by getting the act booked at the Steel Pier, in Atlantic City, just at the time the act is about to go under due to the depression and cancelled shows. He then returns home to be with Sonora and his father. Two things happen in Atlantic City. Because Lightning, Sonora's horse, has been ill, the other diving horse, Red Lips, has to be used for the dive. As Sonora mounts the ramp, Al proposes to her over the loud-speaker system. Then, Red Lips trips just before the dissent, causing him and Sonora to hit the water at an awkward angle. This causes Sonora's eyes to hemorrhage, eventually leading to her blindness. The rest of the story is about Sonora's determination to dive again, which she does for eleven years. For most of those years, the audience never knew she was blind.