The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
An orphaned girl is being raised in the Limberlost by her aunt, who hates her because the girl's mother married the man that the aunt loved. The girl's existence is close to being servitude bondage, and her only companions are the birds and the animals of the forest. She meets and falls in love with a young man whose ambition is to be a lawyer. But her aunt is arranging for her to be married to the wealthiest man in the Limberlost, a drunken, coarse bully.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- William NighDirector
- Marion OrthScreenplay
Cast
- Jean ParkerLaurie
- Eric LindenWayne
- Marjorie MainNora
- Edward PawleyCorson
- Betty BlytheMrs. Parker
- Sarah PaddenSarah
- George ClevelandNathan
- Hollis JewellChris
- Guy UsherJudge
- Jean O'NeillRuth
- Budd BusterFair Barker
- William GouldLawyer
Themes
swamp