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DramaRomance

City Girl

- SEE AND HEAR LIFE IN THE "RAW" WITH THE "CITY GIRL"

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.

Release Date : 1930-01-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Fox Film CorporationF.W. Murnau Production

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Charles Farrell

Character Name : Lem Tustine

Original Name : Charles Farrell

Gender : Male

Mary Duncan

Character Name : Kate

Original Name : Mary Duncan

Gender : Female

David Torrence

Character Name : Lem's Father

Original Name : David Torrence

Gender : Male

Edith Yorke

Character Name : Lem's Mother

Original Name : Edith Yorke

Gender : Female

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

Character Name : Reaper

Original Name : Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

Gender : Male

Anne Shirley

Character Name : Marie Tustine

Original Name : Anne Shirley

Gender : Female

Tom McGuire

Character Name : Matey

Original Name : Tom McGuire

Gender : Male

Richard Alexander

Character Name : Mac

Original Name : Richard Alexander

Gender : Male

Patrick Rooney

Character Name : Butch

Original Name : Patrick Rooney

Gender : Male

Ed Brady

Character Name : Reaper

Original Name : Ed Brady

Gender : Male

Roscoe Ates

Character Name : Reaper

Original Name : Roscoe Ates

Gender : Male

Marjorie Beebe

Character Name : Waitress (uncredited)

Original Name : Marjorie Beebe

Gender : Female

Eddie Boland

Character Name : Reaper (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Boland

Gender : Male

Harry Gripp

Character Name : Reaper (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Gripp

Gender : Male

Mark Hamilton

Character Name : Greasy the Reaper (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Hamilton

Gender : Male

Werner Klingler

Character Name : Reaper (uncredited)

Original Name : Werner Klingler

Gender : Male

Charles Lane

Character Name : Man at Train Station (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Lane

Gender : Male

Ivan Linow

Character Name : Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Ivan Linow

Gender : Male

Arnold Lucy

Character Name : Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Arnold Lucy

Gender : Male

Helen Lynch

Character Name : Girl on Train (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Lynch

Gender : Female

Michael Mark

Character Name : Man Standing at Cafe (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Mark

Gender : Male

Jack Pennick

Character Name : Reaper (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Pennick

Gender : Male

David Rollins

Character Name : Reaper (uncredited)

Original Name : David Rollins

Gender : Male

William Sundholm

Character Name : Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : William Sundholm

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-06

This is one of those films that you can just sit back and let wash over you... The plot is simple, as are the characterisations involved - but that's what makes it effective. "Lem" (Charles Farrell) is a young man sent by his overbearing father to Chicago to sell their annual wheat crop. He frequents a diner where he meets the young waitress "Kate" (Mary Duncan) and the pair are soon an item. Meantime, though, the price of wheat is dropping so he must quickly secure a deal before he and his gal return home to rural Minnesota. His father "Tustine" (David Torrence) is less than impressed with both the deal he got for his crop and with his new daughter-in-law, and a period of unpleasantness culminates in some deliberate and selfish actions by the father as the harvesting is going on, that could spell ruin for everyone. The camera simply loves Farrell and Duncan - and the accompanying score helps them to convey their love and frustrations expertly. The ending is maybe just a little twee - but it does offer some redemption that illustrates how difficult it could be for a father to show affection for his son, and also of the somewhat trivial roles accorded to women at the time - many of whom were far more competent than their men folks! It is based on Elliott Lester's play 'The Mud Turtle", which like this film, I suspect, doesn't get out much nowadays - but this flows smoothly and effortlessly and really is quite a joy to watch.