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 upon, equally devoted oldest son Aaron is ... 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 upon, equally devoted oldest son Aaron is startled, Clark, who was chopping firewood, accidentally hits his leg with an ax. He would have 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. Grateful 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 realizes 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:

farm | farmer | starving child | 19th century | boy | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Western

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Certificate:

TV-PG

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 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

In the goodbye scene, she lost her wedding ring.

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Quotes

Marty Davis: My goodness, you make him sound like a fictional hero from one of your novels.
Missie Davis: Grant is educated and handsome, attentive. He's travelled all over for his job and seen places I've only read about.
Marty Davis: Just remember that God has written His own story for you and it's not the feelings of your heart that it should be based upon but rather the thoughts of your heart that you need to hear. That inner voice that tells you that this man will care for you no matter what, that he'll still want to kiss you ...
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Connections

Followed by Love's Long Journey (2005)

User Reviews

A star is born - Logan Bartholomew

Yes, I agree with viewer, Kayla, regarding the young actor who plays Willie/Nate - Logan Bartholomew - he's truly a star and a shining light. I looked him up and learned that "Promise" is his first film although he had a bit part - apparently non-speaking - in one of the American Pie films. Once I discovered that "Promise" is Logan's first film, I was even more impressed because his character is very demanding in terms of the plot and Logan has the most intense scene in the movie where he really has to show his stuff. This young fellow is definitely someone to watch. It's very exciting to see an actor at the beginning of his career and I will watching Logan like an overbearing parent!