Friday, January 11, 2013

The Great Meadow (1931)

MGM
Directed by Charles Brabin
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

Virginia pioneers led by Johnny Mack Brown make the long, treacherous journey to "Kentuck". They battle the elements, hunger and each other, but mostly Indians. Once in the promised land, they find more misery. Indians randomly attack, one of them scalping Brown's mother in front of his wife. He vows revenge and sets off to kill the Indian. Gone for years and thought dead, his wife remarries, but he shows up alive and she must decide between the two husbands. The inspiring story and good photography are spoiled by inane, juvenile dialogue.

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