Movie Love #10

When a rebellious young woman launches a society to rehabilitate ex-convicts, she sets her sights on one particular paroled prisoner—a man her own father once sentenced to prison. As Miriam Wilkins draws the newly released Harry Baxter into her idealistic crusade, her well-intentioned meddling ignites jealousy and suspicion that threaten to upend her family's carefully ordered life. Mix love, a paroled convict, and jealousy, and you've got the perfect setting for this domestic drama.

Burt Lancaster's path to Hollywood stardom is anything but conventional—this biography traces his journey from New York schoolboy and circus acrobat through department store work, military service, and a chance Broadway role that catches the eye of producer Hal Wallis. When Wallis offers him a screen test, Lancaster finds himself on the cusp of a film career, but his unconventional road to the big screen proves that sometimes the most interesting stars take the longest route to get there.

A fugitive and a minister clash over a wagon train heading west, but jealousy—and unexpected attraction—complicate everything when Pete Black's ruthless drive to reach California puts him at odds with the compassionate Jacob Karns and the fiery Rose Billings. As Pete and Rose's volatile encounters spark something neither expected, Jacob watches from the sidelines, caught between his faith and his heart while the journey tests every bond within the group. Born in violence and nurtured in conflict, their entangled fates will demand a choice no one saw coming.