SECOND CHANCE-1950-Socialite Emily Dean (Ruth Warrick) reflects on her life after being diagnosed with a fatal illness. She married Ed (John Hubbard) and they are happy. A local minister (Hugh Beaument) lectures them about keeping in touch with God and sharing their faith. They get religion and go about bothering I mean recruiting people. They become good devoted Christian church goers. They have a baby boy. Even though they do a lot for the church and community, they keep getting asked to do more. When they politely refuse, they are made to feel guilty. There's a few rough spots but they wind up with two kids, social community positions and a new house in "the better part of town". The minister still shows up with an ulterior motive.
Emily becomes a frustrated socialite then WW2 comes. They do their part but they lose their oldest son and Emily blames God. Later Emily becomes a real snob who drives her remaining son from the house then ostracizes his new bride. Ed tries to talk sense to her but she's too far gone. A kind of cop out ending inspires Emily to change her ways and go back to God.
The Protestant Film Commission produced this religious theme message film and got William Beaudine to direct it! He also made several Bowery Boys comedies the same year.
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