The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 97 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: H.C. Potter
Stars: Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten and Ethel Barrymore
IMDb score:
7,2 (3.201)
Releasedate: 26 March 1947
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
The Farmer's Daughter plot
"A Gal with Cultivating Ways!"
A Swedish-American farmer's daughter, Katrin Holstrom, leaves the farm to study nursing in the city. When all her money, including her tuition, is gone due to a scam, she must find the money she needs as soon as possible, and she finds it by taking a job as a servant to a wealthy senator. Gradually, politics attracts her and a hidden, mutual love begins to blossom in the senator's house.
Actors and actresses
Katrin Holstrom
Glenn Morley
Agath Morley
Joseph Clancy
Virginia Thatcher
Adolph Petree
Dr. Matthew Sulven
Hy Nordick
Ward Hughes
Olaf Holstrom
Reviews & comments
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
Wonderful romantic comedy about a smart farmer's daughter who moves to the big city and accidentally ends up in political circles. Before she knows it, she's running for a congressional seat herself. Excellent chemistry between Joseph Cotten and Loretta Young, who surprisingly won an Oscar with her role. It's true that it's an oldie, which criticizes the American political system between the lines, but it's still good for over an hour and a half of light-hearted and relaxed entertainment.
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mrklm
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- 11629 messages
- 10041 votes
Loretta Young gives a masterclass in comedy in her Academy Award-winning role as Katrin Halstrom, a farmer's daughter who comes to work as a maid for politician Glenn Morley [Joseph Cotten] and his mother Agatha Morley [Ethel Barrymore] as they prepare for the elections to the House of Representatives. Katrin may be of simple origin, but with her common sense and her determination, she soon proves indispensable. But trouble arises when she voices her opinion about the candidate the Morleys want to support.
Young steals the film, but the acting is strong across the board. Harry Davenport has a small but hilarious part as the Morleys' GP, there's a nice score by Leigh Harline and director HC Potter keeps the pace fast making this a joy from start to finish.
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wendyvortex
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- 5196 messages
- 7279 votes
Romantic comedy where a peasant girl comes to work in a senator's household, falls in love with him, but she herself joins the opposition. It's all a bit too sweet. There is some mud thrown, but we now know an American policy that catapults this 1947 variant very much to the great fairy tale book. Oscar for Loretta Young in a role that may have been modern at the time, but now also comes across as the poor helpless naive girl.
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