Love's Everlasting Courage

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Love's Everlasting Courage
Written byKevin Bocarde
Directed byBradford May
Starring Wes Brown
Julie Mond
Bruce Boxleitner
Cheryl Ladd
Music by Brian Byrne
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Robert Halmi Jr.
ProducersErik Heiberg
Lincoln Lageson
Cinematography Maximo Munzi
EditorJennifer Jean Cacavas
Running time88 minutes
Production company RHI Entertainment
Original release
NetworkHallmark Channel
ReleaseOctober 1, 2011 (2011-10-01)

Love's Everlasting Courage is a 2011 American made-for-television Christian drama film. It premiered October 1, 2011 and is the second prequel of the Love Comes Softly series of Hallmark Channel films which depicts life in the mid-to-late 19th century. It has the alternate title Love's Resounding Courage. [1]

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Plot

During a drought in the 1800s, [2] Clark Davis is having difficulty making payments on a loan. [3] His well is dry and he is unable to find water while drilling other wells. [2] Clark is transporting water from a river for his livestock and garden. [2] His wife Ellen takes a job as a seamstress to help pay off the loan. [3] She gets afflicted with scarlet fever and dies. [3] Their daughter Missie causes a fire and burns down part of their cabin. The movie ends with Clark receiving financial help from his parents Lloyd and Irene. [3]

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