The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
106 audience votes
Key crew
- Berthold ViertelWriter
- F. W. MurnauDirector
- Marion OrthWriter
- Arthur KayOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Charles FarrellLem Tustine
- Mary DuncanKate
- David TorrenceLem's Father
- Edith YorkeLem's Mother
- Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsReaper
- Anne ShirleyMarie Tustine
- Tom McGuireMatey
- Richard AlexanderMac
- Patrick RooneyButch
- Ed BradyReaper
- Roscoe AtesReaper
- Marjorie BeebeWaitress (uncredited)
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Themes
waitresscountrysidemarriage crisispre-codewheat