Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore in "The Farmer's Daughter" (1947) - James Arness debut
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- Opening credits: The characters and events depicted in this photoplay are fictional. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Swedish-American farmer's daughter Katrin "Katie" Holstrom (Loretta Young) leaves the family farm to attend nursing school in Capitol City. Barn painter Adolph Petree (Rhys Williams), who completed a job for Katie's father, offers her a ride, then steals her money along the way. Katie, refusing to ask her family for help, goes to work as a maid for political power broker Agatha Morley (Ethel Barrymore) and her son, U.S. Representative Glenn Morley (Joseph Cotten). She impresses Agatha and her loyal butler Joseph Clancey (Charles Bickford) with her refreshing, down-to-earth common sense. Glenn is impressed with her other charms.
Unexpected problems arise when the Morleys and the other leaders of their political party have to select a replacement for a deceased congressman; they choose the unscrupulous Anders J. Finley (Art Baker). Knowing the man's true background, Katie strongly disapproves. At a public meeting to introduce Finley, Katie asks him pointed and embarrassing questions. Leaders of the opposition party are impressed and offer to back Katie in the coming election. Katie accepts and reluctantly quits her job, much to Glenn's disappointment.
When Katie's campaign gains support (with some coaching from Glenn), Finley smears her reputation by bribing Petree to claim Katie spent the night with him when he gave her a ride. Katie, distraught, runs home. When Glenn learns the truth, he follows her and proposes.
Agatha and Joseph get Finley drunk and he reveals he is a member of an extreme nativist political group and that he bribed Petree, who is hidden away at his isolated lodge, to disparage Katie's reputation. Assisted by Katie's three burly brothers (James Arness, Lex Barker, Keith Andes), Glenn retrieves Petree from his goon guards, then forces him to confess over the radio. Agatha withdraws her party's support for Finley and endorses Katie, ensuring her election. In the final scene, Glenn carries Katie across the threshold of the United States House of Representatives.
A 1947 American Black & White comedy film directed by H.C. Potter, produced by Dore Schary, screenplay by Allen Rivkin and Laura Kerr, adapted from the 1937 Finnish play "Juurakon Hulda" (1937) by Hella Wuolijoki, using the pen name Juhani Tervapää (misspelled in the film's credits as Juhni Tervataa), cinematography by Milton R. Krasner, starring Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Bickford, Rose Hobart, Rhys Williams, Harry Davenport, Tom Powers, William Harrigan, Harry Shannon, Keith Andes, Thurston Hall, Art Baker, and Don Beddoe. First credited appearance of Lex Barker. Screen debut appearance of James Arness.
Joseph Cotten was a native of Petersburg, Virginia. He had a southern accent.
The screen rights were initially bought by David O. Selznick. He intended to make it a vehicle for Ingrid Bergman. She declined the role, however. He tried to cast either Dorothy McGuire or Sonja Henie, but eventually sold the rights to RKO Radio Pictures. Because of rumors that Joseph Cotten and Ingrid Bergman were having an affair, Bergman was replaced by Loretta Young. Initially titling their film "Katie for Congress", RKO sought the more suggestive title "The Farmer's Daughter". However, they had to buy that title from Paramount Pictures, who owned The Farmer's Daughter (1940).
The film won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Loretta Young and was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Charles Bickford. Young's Oscar win is one of the most stunning upsets in the history of the Academy Awards. It was the first time a comedy performance had garnered the award since Claudette Colbert's win for "It Happened One Night"(1934), and it was generally expected that Rosalind Russell would win for her Lavinia in the far more dramatic film version of Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra (1947), because Young is largely absent from the second half of the film, as her character, Katrin, becomes the off-screen linchpin in a complex political plot. Ironically, Young had far more screen footage in "The Bishop's Wife" (1947), released the same year, and a performance that many believe was far more worthy of the statuette.
Lux Radio Theater broadcast a sixty-minute radio adaptation of this movie in 1948 with Loretta Young and Joseph Cotten reprising their roles. In 1963, a television series based on the film was produced, starring Inger Stevens, Cathleen Nesbitt and William Windom.
This poignant story is dated, but still manages to be a fresh and charming comedy. The political satire is more restrained then what modern audiences are used to, but the topics haven't aged at all. Two parties with no obvious ideological differences engaged in partisan bickering and mudslinging while a small group of wealthy and powerful men decide who is going to run for office. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
I know this is naively idealistic, but this film should be mandatory viewing for ALL our current politicians, government and judicial leaders. Immediately!!!
Creepy Joe’s cousin?????😳
@@carlpage9259 What's the matter, Carl? Do you take issue with people learning a thing or two?
This is exactly what's going on in today's CURRENT politics with crooked Joe at the wheel. As the moral of the story goes though, liars and chartering sewer rats don't win the big picture. JESUS CHRIST AND TRUMP 2024🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hear hear.
What a beautiful movie!!!! Thank you!
What a wonderful movie!
This film was and should be a rallying cry to the people to bring back the government that should be America, the Republic, and the Constitution.
We've been fighting corrupt government since 1947. Seventy-five years later and it's 75 times worse. Now we're dealing with a corrupt Supreme Court. It's unbelievable. Decency and honesty is not a thing anymore in politics. They also should have named this movie something that reflected the actual content. I was completely surprised by the direction this movie took. Excellent!
Politics has always been corrupt. It's all about money and power. The Supreme Court is about law and the constitution, not about pandering to the abortion.
industry. There simply was no legal constitutional basis for RoevWade, even Justice Bader-Ginsburg knew that and said so. Voter ID would be a step towards making politics less corrupt.
Not all the Supreme Court is corrupt…..thankfully.
you mean excellent UN propaganda and federal reserve lies.. banker lies,
Great movie wonderful cast.
Great Classic movie!!!!
Absolutely lovely! Would watch again.
I wish they still made girls like Loretta Young.
Love the old fashioned homes with fireplaces in the bedroom and he still had a water heater. Those are the best. Waking up and calling for breakfast in bed. That’s the life.
For 20 years I had a fireplace in my bedroom. It was in a flood 😔
@@Flowerchild778 I bet it was beautiful. The old houses who had fireplaces were always so nice. So sorry your home flooded.
Loretta Young said in Swedish:that was the worst that could happen.Good pronunciation.
Goofy title - MARVELOUS movie, with an ALL STAR CAST ...Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Bickford AND, as 3 brothers - Lex Barker, James Arness, and Keith Andes - who often played a wild crazed gunman in old WESTERNS, and was freaking great. ....AND A GREAT script ... A POLITICAL drama/ comedy... talk about a FORGOTTEN genre. Utterly extinct. An obvious statement about politics these days -- don't joke about it, lest you become extinct. A sad state of affairs, I say through clenched teeth.
I never knew until recently that Peter Graves was brother to James Arness😮
@@Flowerchild778 Wow, that''s surprising. They don't seem to look alike. Maybe it's just me. Anyhow, luv them both. Thanks.
This was a great movie. Although Katie only ran to clear her name and honor her father’s wishes. I don’t think it was ever her passion. Her passion was to become a nurse. I would have loved a part 2 where Katy finally got that nurse education.
How refreshing!🤤
Didn't Loretta win Academy Award for this movie ? The movie itself should hav 🏆!! The story was wonderful ❤
Yes, she beat out Rosalind Russell, who everybody thought would win for Mourning Becomes Electra.
I love this movie.😊 Thank you for sharing. 🎉❤
Very enjoyable movie.
Love Ethel Barrymore, excellent portrayal as congressmans mother.
This is so nice ❤❤❤
Gracias
Great flick, great acting, ahhh Ms. Young.😉 Interesting story line, nothing new under the sun but in this age the whistle blower usually is found dead by suicide of course. Tku for post.
A living wage! Brilliant truth but still not reality.
"Gud välsigna dig!" swedish mamma😊
Amo demais o canal que me deixa muito feliz 😊 com os melhores filmes, obrigado pela postagem!
That built in chair for stairs was awesome. Amazing they had technology like that in 40s but I bet it was affordable to all who needed.
After a broken back from a car wreck in the 1950's I moved into a house that ha a stair lift similar to this one.
@@nativetxn1 Raly, how cool. Was there any upcharge in price of house due to that chair? Seems like for a long time we got away from chairs for handicapped and people bought ranch style homes and built ramps and then the chairs came out again but are so expensive. And in the movie, the mother could walk but maybe she had bad knees and feet but that was a huge and beautiful staircase.
@@ritaturner9906The house was where my best friend in high school lived. I was in a private school not in my hometown and his parents asked me to move in because of the chairlift.
Let's all go to Capital City!
Those Swedish boys!
James Aurness later was billed as James Arness, Marshal Dillon from Gunsmoke. He also played The Thing from the 1950's movie of the same name.
Leaving home for first time, even when you want to or it’s exciting, heartbreaking leaving your parents and family. I did well but I returned 3 months later for a visit and when I left it hit me hard. I cried so hard. My mother never shed a tear. Maybe it’s just the way they filmed back then, but they have young Katie sitting so close to that older doctor. Katie should have waited for bus but I imagine $2.53 was quite a savings. If I were Katy, especially as he purposely wrecked his vehicle, I wouldn’t have paid his mechanic. She wasn’t driver. I would have gotten myself a room for night at another motel and took bus in morning. She should have still called police.
If you had watched the whole film, the father didn’t let the painter drive his daughter. He let her have a lift with the local doctor to the bus stop (who Loretta was going to work for, when she had completed her nursing course)The painter deliberately followed Loretta’s and picked her up at the bus stop. Her father never knew about him.
@@rivermoon6190 Shame on that painter.
Massive farm in those days. Did they always put house so close to barn and animals? I could see advantages and disadvantages. I think I’d want some distance.
You'd understand in wintertime! 😊
@@sarahb2623 yah I’m sure the pros. 🥰
@@sarahb2623 Especially in Minnesota!
rhat was fun, thank you!!!
MAGA thought they were getting a Katie, but got a Mr. Finley instead 🤪
The way the party threw the painter out with all his garbage made up slander and not giving him any mind should be what bosses should do when employees want to tattle or talk behind back , or bring up fictitious concerns of coworkers. But instead, bosses listen and actually believe the lies. And then aren’t honest and don’t let employees know that someone came in to speak about them. Employee never given chance to defend themselves and the boss moves on believing these made up assumptions because of a coworker with a big ego or jealousy.
Lets keep in mind...this is Hollywood.
Integrity is seldom found today.
I’ve never heard of Washington D.C. referred to as capital city.
Capital City Washington Not In Washington D C That Was The City Where The School Was.
@@kensmith4948 The whole movie was centered around Capital City and I think her parents farm was in Virginia. But if you google it, capital city is referred to as Washington DC and the movie ends with her at the capital.
Por favor traducir al español latino o en españolme gusta mucho la película pero en inglés no entiendo
Amen to that
Por favor traducir al español latino
In lingua italiana grazie
Great movie...too bad our government is represented by the character Finley and of course Finley is Washington swamp.
Clancy was the perfect straight man.
Hallström, swedish immigrants
I love this movie. It's a shame all they make now is trash
If only eh.
I feel like this reminds me of democratic establishment. Bernie was our Katy but they refused to support him and kept pushing for who the party wanted.
Omg they were talking about living wage back then? I like the getting or giving. In 2024, we are getting and they aren’t giving for majority of people.
When I started work way back when, the minimum wage was $1.00/hour. After taxes I would take home $30 something. My rent was $40 per month and gasoline cost around $5.00 to fill my 26.5 gallon gas tank.
Future now is flushed, enjoy.
its like trump 2024 all over again
What a beautiful movie!!!! Thank you!