The Farmer's Daughter (1947 film)

The farmer's daughter ( in the original The Farmer's Daughter) is an American film comedy starring Loretta Young, directed by Henry C. Potter of the year 1947. The screenplay was created after the Juurakon Hulda Hella Wuolijoki for RKO.

Action

Katie Holstrom leaves the farm of her parents immigrated from Sweden to visit the sister school in Capitol City. The painter Adolph Petree offers her to take her, but he steals her money. Katie, who do not want help from their parents, takes a job at Agatha Morley and her son Glenn, a politician on. She soon impressed Agatha and the caretaker Joseph with their refreshing Art Glenn also feels attracted to Katie. The Morleys want the unscrupulous Anders J. Finley win as a substitute for a deceased congressman what Katie frowned upon. At a public hearing it provides Finley awkward questions. The leaders of the opposition are impressed by Katie and have her in the coming election full support. However, you have to give up at the Morley's their place. During the election campaign, in which Glenn training them, Finley tried to hurt Katie's reputation. He impresses Petree for his testimony, Katie spent a night with him. The distraught Katie takes refuge on the farm of her parents. Glenn, who hears the slander, follows her and makes her a marriage proposal. Agatha Morley learns of the intentions of her son. You can prevent Finley bribes. Glenn Petree can get with the help of Katie's brothers Olaf, Sven and Peter from Finley's reach and move to a confession on the radio. His mother announces to support Finley and turns to Katie's election campaign. At the end of the film Glenn Katie carries across the threshold of the House of Representatives.

Background

Loretta Young began her career in 1928 at the age of 15 as a Leading Lady of Lon Chaney in Laugh, Clown, Laugh. She rose quickly to become a popular performer of romantic women's lives and was more known for their elegant appearance and her flawless appearance than for their dramatic skills. After a long and acrimonious dispute with Darryl F. Zanuck, head of 20th Century Fox, she worked from 1940 with no fixed studio contract and could require middle of the decade 'fees of $ 150,000. The rights for the previously unreleased in America play Hulda, Daughter of Parliament, the Finnish author Hella Wuolijoki ( announced in credit of the film as Juhni Tervataa ) amounted to David O. Selznick, who his biggest female star Ingrid Bergman saw in the lead role. Selznick, who had realized in addition to his own productions and numerous projects as joint ventures with other studios, finally agreed with Dore Shary, the head of production for RKO, 's filming. However, the occupation with Ingrid Bergman failed because of the rift between star and producer. Selznick then proposed Dorothy McGuire for the main role, who also stood by him under the contract. Schary refused, as the next proposal from Selznick to give the lead role to Sonja Henie. In the end, both parties agreed on Loretta Young, who had just signed a contract for two films at RKO.

The actress was skeptical at first because they saw problems, to acquire a Swedish accent. Finally, the speech therapist Ruth Roberts, who had already successfully Ingrid Bergman abtrainiert her Swedish accent, took over the task to coach Young accordingly. After both parties had agreed on the main actress, Selznick borrowed against correspondingly high salaries nor the actor Joseph Cotten and Ethel Barrymore at RKO from. The shooting took place in the late summer of 1946, but the studio brought the finished film already in September 1946 officially in March 1947 in the rental, to still qualify him for the Oscar nominations this year. Loretta Young was nominated for an Oscar for her performance, expected in the face of competition from Joan Crawford in Possessed and Rosalind Russell in Mourning Becomes Electra little chance of. At long last: As unexpectedly her name was read out as the winner, her first comment was! The actress repeated her role in 1954 in an episode of her Loretta Young Show on TV.

1962 was the piece again the basis for a TV movie, this time with Lee Remick and Peter Lawford. The ABC television produced after the success of the film, a series of the same with Inger Stevens, which ran from 1963 to 1966.

Reviews

Bosley Crowther wrote in his review in the New York Times on March 26, 1947:

The lexicon of international film also was full of praise.

Awards

Academy Awards 1948

  • Oscar for Loretta Young in the category Best Actress
  • Oscar nomination for Charles Bickford in the category of Best Supporting Actor
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