A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
7
95 minutes
3/28/1994
Overview
Margaret Mitchell, portrayed as rebellious and spirited as Scarlett O'Hara, grows up in a comfortably middle-class Atlanta home, absorbing her grandmother's stories of the Civil War and the burning of their city by the Yankees. Young Peggy, as she likes to be called, goes to Smith College in Massachusetts and hates it. Back in Atlanta, her mildly scandalous reputation is made more so by her first marriage, to Red Upshaw, a bootlegging rake. Later, her second husband encourages her to expand her writing talents beyond feature articles for The Atlanta Journal. Her first and only novel becomes one of the best-selling books of all time.
Cast List
Shannen Doherty
as Margaret
Dale Midkiff
as Red
John Clark Gable
as Army Officer Terry
Matt Mulhern
as John Marsh
Ann Wedgeworth
as Mrs. O'Flaherty
Morgan Weisser
as Clifford
Rue McClanahan
as Grandma Stephens
Robin Mullins
as Medora
Shannon Eubanks
as Mrs. Cathcart
Joanne Pankow
as Mrs. Pinchot
Evan Kelly
as Will
John Ward
as Beau
Zach Hanner
as Tom