Love's Enduring Promise (2004)

Devout Wild West farmer Clark Davis works his tail off to provide for his wife, sons Aaron and Arnie and daughter Missie. When his doted, equally devoted oldest son Aaron is startled, Clark... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Landon Jr.

Writers:

Cindy Kelley (teleplay), Michael Landon Jr. (teleplay),

Stars:

January Jones, Logan Bartholomew, Dale Midkiff

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
January Jones	...	Missie Davis
Logan Bartholomew	...	Nate / Willie LaHaye
Dale Midkiff	...	Clark Davis
Katherine Heigl	...	Marty Claridge
Kesun Loder	...	Aaron Davis (as K'Sun Ray)
Logan Arens	...	Arnie Davis
Mackenzie Astin	...	Grant Thomas
Cliff De Young	...	Zeke
Matthew Peters	...	Brian Murphy
Michael Bartel	...	Willie at 15
Dominic Scott Kay	...	Mattie
Blaine Pate	...	Sam
Cara DeLizia	...	Annie Walker
Robert F. Lyons	...	Doc Watkins
Douglas Fisher	...	Edward Trumball

Storyline

Devout Wild West farmer Clark Davis works his tail off to provide for his wife, sons Aaron and Arnie and daughter Missie. When his doted, equally devoted oldest son Aaron is startled, Clark, who was chopping firewood, accidentally hits his leg with an ax. He had bled to death if wandering youngster Nate hadn't found them, brought them home and taken care of the farm, way above the kids' ability. Gratefull Clark offers Nate an indefinite farmhand job, all the more interesting as Missy and he take to each-other, but she's also courted by classy railroad surveyor. Once recovered, Clark works out Nate is really Willie, the son of local grump Zeke, who left years ago after his kid brother Mattie's tragical death. Decision time arrives for both families.

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Plot Keywords:

farmer | farm | father figure | injury | ritual | 

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Details

Official Sites:

Hallmark Channel [United States] RHI Entertainment

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

A szerelem mindent kibír

Filming Locations:

Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment, Alpine Medien Productions, Larry Levinson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min 88 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

January Jones is actually 10 months older than Katherine Heigl, who plays her step-mother.

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Goofs

When Clark is using his cane, he's holding it in the wrong hand and limping on the wrong leg considering that he was injured in the left leg.

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Quotes

Willie: Actually I'm headed for the west.
Missie Davis: You got land to farm?
Willie: No, not yet. And when I do claim my land it will be for raising cattle not crops. I worked on a couple cattle ranches and thats what suits me.
[turns to Missie]
Willie: The thing is, I came by today, because I didn't want to make the same mistake. I wanted to see you, um, and to give these back to you.
[hands Missie the ribbons]
Missie Davis: My ribbons. You've kept them all these years?
Willie: Probably seems silly to you.
Missie Davis: No, not silly. It's sweet.
Willie: Well, anyway, Thats ...
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Connections

Follows Love Comes Softly (2003)

User Reviews

Wow . . . (that's a good thing.)

I had just watched Love's Enduring Promise on the Halmark channel, and I was pleasantly surprised. Though the sequel wasn't quite as entertaining as the first one, it is well worth seeing. The storyline was well above average. The only part that was "ify" to me was the very beginning when Pa chopped his leg. It looked too much like he had died rather than just passed out, which would have been really lame. (Dying in 5 minutes because you cut your leg seems rather stupid, maybe that's just me.) The highlight of the whole movie is the young actor Logan Bartholomew. Saying that Nate/Willie is "handsome" is an understatement. He is an absolute hottie. I hope that he STARS in many more movies to come!!!!!! (If nothing else, watch the movie just to see him!) I definitely wouldn't mind a sequel to the sequel!