Fox Film
Directed by F.W. Murnau
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Eureka Video)
Country bumpkin Charles Farrell travels to Chicago to sell the family wheat crop. He hangs out in a busy restaurant where he catches the eye of waitress Mary Duncan. After a couple of more meetings, he proposes marriage and with nothing better to do, she accepts. Back home in Minnesota, Mom welcomes her with open arms but Dad is skeptical. They argue and he strikes the girl, but Farrell can't bring himself to hit his own father and the two begin having second thoughts. Meanwhile, harvesters arrive to bring in the new crop, and one of them decides to try to steal away Mary, leading to more problems. Moves along briskly, but the ending is a let down. Beautifully shot by cinematographer Ernest Palmer.
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