She had to fight for what most women take for granted
A backwoods, illiterate young woman from Arkansas battles to regain custody of her son from her estranged husband who feels she is an unfit mother. In the process, she falls in love with a struggling musician who helps her cause.
Director: Rex Bromfield
Cast: Glynnis O'Connor, Paul Sorvino, Burton Cummings, Don Johnson, Donann Cavin, Jamie Dick, Trudy Young
She had to fight for what most women take for granted
A backwoods, illiterate young woman from Arkansas battles to regain custody of her son from her estranged husband who feels she is an unfit mother. In the process, she falls in love with a struggling musician who helps her cause.
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A backwoods, illiterate young woman from Arkansas battles to regain custody of her son from her estranged husband who feels she is an unfit mother. In the process, she falls in love with a struggling …
1h 35m
February 12, 1982
Rex Bromfield
Glynnis O'Connor, Paul Sorvino, Burton Cummings
Drama, Romance
PG