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A Mountain Stands There is the story of a
young man, Robert Gunther, who is forced into Catholic college by the
bigotry dictates of his father, leaving his childhood love behind. She
suddenly marries and bears a son, which crushes him. His parents are then
killed in a train accident. He feels the incidents are an act of God and
enrolls in the seminary school at St. Bart's in Boston. His wealthy adopted
guardian, Emily Schumann takes over his ranch and finds coal. With the
profits from the ranch and the coal mines, Emily Schumann invests his money,
along with hers, in a new school, church and rectory, and through her
manipulations, seats him on the board of directors of the Colorado Iron
Company. Robert Gunther has no interest in the wealth, and after being
ordained, serves in river-front slums of St. Louis. Through Emily's wealth
and power, she has Robert assigned to his home parish where he confronts his
childhood love. Desire and heartaches ensue. He asked to be transferred and
is sent to Europe and WW I. He constantly doubts his abilities as a priest,
is wounded, resigns his priesthood and is sent home a hero, where he finds
his childhood love a free woman. He also finds his son!
Synopsis A bittersweet love story of a young man who leaves his childhood love and becomes a Catholic Priest, only to find years of heartache, desires and ambivalence. A wealthy spinster guardian pours wealth and power into his life enticing him to leave the priesthood, however, he stays steadfast to his beliefs, until a war, an act of God blinds him and returns him to his home and his childhood love. He also finds the unexpected! |
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