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John Newton was a troubled young man with a violent temper and a penchant for vulgarity that literally made his fellow sailors blush. Whipped for desertion and sold into slavery, it seemed his life would end early in a West African grave...until he was rescued by a ship captain sent by his father. Following a powerful conversion experience during a storm at sea, Newton would eventually become a pastor in the Church of England and the writer of several of the church's most beloved hymns, including "Amazing Grace".
A 1948 comedy-drama starring DIANA LENSKA as Hollywood Screen Playwright, Laura Chandler, who returns to her hometown of Wilmington, NC for a bit of revenge which reveal secrets,plot twists and some shocking surprises.
