Second Chance is a 1950 American black-and-white drama film directed by William Beaudine and produced by Paul F. Heard for the Protestant Film Commission. It stars Ruth Warrick, John Hubbard, and Hugh Beaumont. The story centers on a middle-aged woman who has received a dire health prognosis from her doctor and proceeds to look back on her life in flashback, seeing herself change from a sweet and idealistic young bride into a brittle and disillusioned older woman. In the end, the wake-up call is really a dream, but the woman realizes that only by reconnecting with her Christian faith and with God will she manage to improve her life and relationships. The film was not released commercially, but was widely distributed to Protestant denominational churches in the United States and Canada. Plot Emily Dean, a middle-aged woman, returns from a doctor's visit with a dire prognosis that she does not have much time left to live. As her husband Ed is on a business trip in St. Louis, she walks herself home and sits down on a park bench to review her life in flashback. Her memories begin with her first days as a married couple. Their pastor visits them and encourages Emily and Ed to keep God in their relationship, as well as to share their faith with others through the fellowship of the church. They agree to join church committees and reach out to those who have strayed from their faith. They become so busy with church work that they don't have time to take on other commitments. As time passes, however, their attention turns to the pressures of making a living, cultivating relationships with Ed's bosses and their wives to help him advance at the bank, child-raising and housekeeping. They begin finding themselves in the opposite position, unwilling to find time to help with church affairs and becoming estranged from one another. Their lives are further stressed by the death of their older son Dickie, who is drafted in World War II, and the decision of their younger son Jimmy to leave home and marry without their knowledge or permission. When Jimmy brings home his bride to meet them, Emily gives the girl the cold shoulder. Later a newly-married couple come to visit Emily and Ed in their home to encourage them to become active once again in the church's couples committee, and both of them realize