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The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935 | 91m | English

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A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.
Release Date: Jul 05, 1935
Director: Victor Fleming
Writer: Walter D. Edmonds, Edwin J. Burke
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Keywords farm
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Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Apr 29, 2024
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Name Character
Janet Gaynor Molly Larkins
Henry Fonda Dan Harrow
Charles Bickford Jotham Klore
Slim Summerville Fortune Friendly
Andy Devine Elmer Otway
Jane Withers Della
Margaret Hamilton Lucy Gurget
Sig Ruman Blacksmith (as Siegfried Rumann)
John Qualen Sol Tinker
Kitty Kelly Ivy
Name Job
Victor Fleming Director
Walter D. Edmonds Novel
Edwin J. Burke Screenplay
Marc Connelly Theatre Play
Frank B. Elser Theatre Play
Ernest Palmer Director of Photography
Yakima Canutt Stunt Double
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Geronimo1967
6.0

The first thing that's striking about this film is just how much taller Henry Fonda ("Dan") is than his diminutive co-star "Molly" (Janet Gaynor) - and it's quite endearing. She's the best cook amongst the fleet of narrowboats that work the Erie canal and he is working there for as long as it takes ... for him to buy his dream farm. The two hit it off, but she has no desire to live amongst the muck and bugs so their romance looks a bit doomed... Gaynor is on good form here, she almost dances around the sets with her expressive eyes always following the camera. Fonda is adequate, still learning the ropes but he still he offers up quite a charming performance. Charles Bickford ("Klore") makes up the trio as the heavy looking for a fight and there is the instantly recognisable voice of Andy Devine as "Elmer" to keep this light and entertaining. It's offers a slight nod to history, explaining just how goods come from Queen Victoria to New York and at how crucial the canal is at getting goods inland; but it doesn't shy away from the fact that the railroad is coming and that these presently vital forms of communication may well be doing the way of the buffalo. The photography and dialogue are pretty standard, but I always thought Gaynor really was a star - and she lights this up nicely.

Mar 26, 2022