Love's Enduring Promise
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Love's Enduring Promise is a 2004 Christian
Drama
made for TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke
.
The film is the second in the "Love Comes Softly" series of television movie
s on Hallmark Channel
that includes Love Comes Softly
(2003), Love's Long Journey
(2005), Love's Abiding Joy
(2006), Love's Unending Legacy
(2007), Love's Unfolding Dream
, Love Takes Wing
(2009), and Love Finds a Home
produced for Hallmark by Larry Levinson Productions(2009), as well as the 2011 prequels Love Begins
and Love's Everlasting Courage
.
) is a hard-working woman who is devoted to both her teaching profession and agricultural labor. She almost fell deeply in love with Grant Thomas (Mackenzie Astin
), a railroad heir who begins to court her. However, Willie Nathan LaHaye (Logan Bartholomew
), an odd stranger with a troubled past, appears. Willie helps Missy's father after he has an almost fatal accident. Positioned in a dilemma between two distinct men, Missie learns what is truly important.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
Drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
made for TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke
Janette Oke
Janette Oke is a Canadian author and pioneer of inspirational fiction. Her books are often set in a pioneer time period and centered around female protagonists...
.
The film is the second in the "Love Comes Softly" series of television movie
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
s on Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...
that includes Love Comes Softly
Love Comes Softly
Love Comes Softly is a 2003 Christian drama television movie set in the 19th century, based on a series of books by Janette Oke. It originally aired on Hallmark Channel in 2003...
(2003), Love's Long Journey
Love's Long Journey
Love's Long Journey is a 2005 Christian Drama made for TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke. It was directed by Michael Landon Jr...
(2005), Love's Abiding Joy
Love's Abiding Joy
Love's Abiding Joy is a 2006 Christian Drama made for TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke. It was directed by Michael Landon Jr. and stars Erin Cottrell and Logan Bartholomew...
(2006), Love's Unending Legacy
Love's Unending Legacy
Love's Unending Legacy is a 2007 Christian Drama made for TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke. It originally aired on Hallmark Channel on April 7, 2007. It was directed by Mark Griffiths and stars Erin Cottrell...
(2007), Love's Unfolding Dream
Love's Unfolding Dream
Love's Unfolding Dream is a Christian Drama and the sixth TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke and second to air in 2007. It originally aired on Hallmark Channel on December 15, 2007 and was produced for Hallmark by Larry Levinson Productions. It was directed by Harvey Frost...
, Love Takes Wing
Love Takes Wing
Love Takes Wing is a Christian drama and the seventh TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke. It aired on Hallmark Channel on April 4, 2009...
(2009), and Love Finds a Home
Love Finds a Home
Love Finds a Home is a Christian drama film, the eighth and final installment based on a series of books by Janette Oke. It aired on Hallmark Channel on September 5, 2009. The film is based on the book Love Finds a Home by Janette Oke...
produced for Hallmark by Larry Levinson Productions(2009), as well as the 2011 prequels Love Begins
Love Begins
Love Begins is the first of two prequels of the Love Comes Softly series. It premiered September 17, 2011 on The Hallmark Channel.-Differences from the book series:...
and Love's Everlasting Courage
Love's Everlasting Courage
Love's Everlasting Courage is a 2011 Christian-Drama television film that premiered October 1, 2011 on The Hallmark Channel. This film is the second prequel of the Love Comes Softly StarringWes Brown as ClarkMorgan Lily as MissyCheryl Ladd as IreneJulie Mond as Ellen Willow Geer as SarahTyler...
.
Synopsis
Missie Davis (January JonesJanuary Jones
January Kristen Jones is an American actress. She is best known for playing Betty Draper on Mad Men.-Early life:...
) is a hard-working woman who is devoted to both her teaching profession and agricultural labor. She almost fell deeply in love with Grant Thomas (Mackenzie Astin
Mackenzie Astin
-Biography:Astin was born on May 12, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Patty Duke and actor John Astin. His older half-brother is actor Sean Astin. He attended Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School and University High School in Los Angeles, California...
), a railroad heir who begins to court her. However, Willie Nathan LaHaye (Logan Bartholomew
Logan Bartholomew
| name = Logan Bartholomew| image =| imagesize = 150| caption =| birth_name = John Logan Batholomew| birth_date = | birth_place = Galion, Ohio, U.S....
), an odd stranger with a troubled past, appears. Willie helps Missy's father after he has an almost fatal accident. Positioned in a dilemma between two distinct men, Missie learns what is truly important.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| January Jones January Jones January Kristen Jones is an American actress. She is best known for playing Betty Draper on Mad Men.-Early life:... |
Missie Davis |
| Mackenzie Astin Mackenzie Astin -Biography:Astin was born on May 12, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Patty Duke and actor John Astin. His older half-brother is actor Sean Astin. He attended Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School and University High School in Los Angeles, California... |
Grant Thomas |
| Cliff De Young | Zeke LaHaye |
| Logan Bartholomew Logan Bartholomew | name = Logan Bartholomew| image =| imagesize = 150| caption =| birth_name = John Logan Batholomew| birth_date = | birth_place = Galion, Ohio, U.S.... |
Willie Nathan LaHaye |
| K'Sun Ray K'Sun Ray Kesun Loder , better known by his stage name, K'Sun Ray, is an American child actor.-Personal life:K'Sun was born in May 1993, as Kesun Loder in the United States... |
Aaron Davis |
| Cara DeLizia Cara DeLizia Cara Elizabeth DeLizia is an American television actress most known for her portrayal as Fiona "Fi" Phillips alongside Mackenzie Phillips in the Disney Original Series So Weird.-Early career:... |
Annie Walker |
| Dominic Scott Kay Dominic Scott Kay Dominic Scott Kay is an American child actor.He was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of musician and actor Scott Kay. He is probably best known for his cameo appearance in the Easter egg scene of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as the son of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann... |
Mattie LaHaye |
| Logan Arens | Arnie Davis |
| Dale Midkiff Dale Midkiff Dale Alan Midkiff is an American actor.-Early life:Midkiff was born in Chance, Maryland, the son of Joyce and Thomas Midkiff. He attended Edgewood High School near Baltimore. His first acting experience came playing Jack in a production of Jack and the Beanstalk for a local children's theater. His... |
Clark Davis |
| Katherine Heigl Katherine Heigl Katherine Marie Heigl is an American actress and producer. She is possibly best known for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on ABC's Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2010, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series in 2007... |
Marty Davis |
| Michael Bartel | Willie (age 15) |
| E.J. Callahan | Asa |
| Katia Coe Katia Coe Katia Coe is an American actress.-Career:Coe acted in ABC soap opera General Hospital as Jodie, a young girl who befriends Michael, who is an ignored by her divorced parents. It is later revealed that Jodie was a figment of Michael's imagination... |
Clara |
| Douglas Fisher Douglas Fisher Douglas Fisher or Doug Fisher may refer to:* Douglas Fisher , British sailor & Fourth Sea Lord* Doug Fisher , British actor* Doug Fisher , Canadian politician and columnist... |
Edward Trumball |
| Joshua Michael Kwiat | Surveyor (as Joshua Michael Kwiat) |
| Robert F. Lyons | Doc Watkins |
| Blaine Pate | Sam |
| Matthew Peters | Brian Murphy |
Differences from the novel
- This book picks up 3 years after Love Comes SoftlyLove Comes SoftlyLove Comes Softly is a 2003 Christian drama television movie set in the 19th century, based on a series of books by Janette Oke. It originally aired on Hallmark Channel in 2003...
, with Missie being 5 years old, Clare (Aaron in the film) being 3, and Arnie being born in the third chapter of the book. The book expands through to Missie's teen years. Missie and Clare are closer together in age than they are depicted in the film. - Zeke LaHaye and his wife have 3 children in the novel; Tessie, Nathan, and Willie. Tessie and Nathan are not mentioned in the film. Willie's full name in the film is Willie Nathan LaHaye, as mentioned in the novel Love's Long JourneyLove's Long JourneyLove's Long Journey is a 2005 Christian Drama made for TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke. It was directed by Michael Landon Jr...
. Willie did not have a younger brother named Mattie in the novel. His Mother also dies in this novel. - Clark and Marty have a daughter, Elvira "Ellie", and another son, Luke, who are not shown in the film. Many other characters mentioned in the book are not mentioned in the film, such as Nandry and Clae Larson. Though Ellie isn't seen or mentioned in some of the other films in the original series, she is shown as a character with her brother Aaron in the film Love's Christmas Journey
- In the book, Missie only courted Ben and Ma Graham's son before Willie LaHaye.
- Some of the situations in the film were not directly from the book.
Awards
The following people won a Camie Award in 2005 for their part in making the film:- Robert Halmi Jr. (executive producer)
- Larry Levinson (executive producer)
- Lincoln Lageson (executive producer)
- William Spencer Reilly (executive producer)
- Michael Landon Jr.Michael Landon Jr.Michael Landon, Jr. is an American actor, director, writer and producer.- Biography :Born as Michael Graham Landon, Landon is the son of the late actor Michael Landon and his second wife, Marjorie Lynn Noe. Michael is the brother of Christopher B...
(director/screenwriter) - Cindy Kelley (screenwriter)
- Janette OkeJanette OkeJanette Oke is a Canadian author and pioneer of inspirational fiction. Her books are often set in a pioneer time period and centered around female protagonists...
(author of original book) - January JonesJanuary JonesJanuary Kristen Jones is an American actress. She is best known for playing Betty Draper on Mad Men.-Early life:...
(actress) - Logan BartholomewLogan Bartholomew| name = Logan Bartholomew| image =| imagesize = 150| caption =| birth_name = John Logan Batholomew| birth_date = | birth_place = Galion, Ohio, U.S....
(actor) - Mackenzie AstinMackenzie Astin-Biography:Astin was born on May 12, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Patty Duke and actor John Astin. His older half-brother is actor Sean Astin. He attended Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School and University High School in Los Angeles, California...
(actor) - Dale MidkiffDale MidkiffDale Alan Midkiff is an American actor.-Early life:Midkiff was born in Chance, Maryland, the son of Joyce and Thomas Midkiff. He attended Edgewood High School near Baltimore. His first acting experience came playing Jack in a production of Jack and the Beanstalk for a local children's theater. His...
(actor) - Katherine HeiglKatherine HeiglKatherine Marie Heigl is an American actress and producer. She is possibly best known for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on ABC's Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2010, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series in 2007...
(actress)
Nominations
- Epiphany Prize ... Most Inspiring TV Program from MovieGuide
- Grace Award ... Most Inspiring Television Acting for Dale MidkiffDale MidkiffDale Alan Midkiff is an American actor.-Early life:Midkiff was born in Chance, Maryland, the son of Joyce and Thomas Midkiff. He attended Edgewood High School near Baltimore. His first acting experience came playing Jack in a production of Jack and the Beanstalk for a local children's theater. His...
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External links
- Love Comes Softly Series site at Hallmark ChannelHallmark ChannelThe Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...