The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Comedy • Romance

61%

The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Unrated

8/2/19351h 31m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.

Director:

Victor Fleming

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

farm

Cast

Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor

~ as ~

Molly Larkins

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

~ as ~

Dan Harrow

Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

~ as ~

Jotham Klore

Slim Summerville

Slim Summerville

~ as ~

Fortune Friendly

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

~ as ~

Elmer Otway

Jane Withers

Jane Withers

~ as ~

Della

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

~ as ~

Lucy Gurget

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

~ as ~

Blacksmith

John Qualen

John Qualen

~ as ~

Sol Tinker

Kitty Kelly

Kitty Kelly

~ as ~

Ivy

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The first thing that's striking about this film is just how much taller Henry Fonda ("Dan") is than his diminutive co-star "Molly" (Janet Gaynor) - and it's quite endearing. She's the best cook amongst the fleet of narrowboats that work the Erie canal and he is working there for as long as it takes for him to buy his dream farm. The two hit it off, but she has no desire to live amongst the muck and bugs so their romance looks a bit doomed... Gaynor is on good form here, she almost dances around the sets with her expressive eyes always following the camera. Fonda is adequate, still learning the ropes but he still he offers up quite a charming performance. Charles Bickford ("Klore") makes up the trio as the heavy looking for a fight and there is the instantly recognisable voice of Andy Devine as "Elmer" to keep this light and entertaining. It's offers a slight nod to history, explaining just how goods come from Queen Victoria to New York and at how crucial the canal is at getting goods inland; but it doesn't shy away from the fact that the railroad is coming and that these presently vital forms of communication may well be doing the way of the buffalo. The photography and dialogue are pretty standard, but I always thought Gaynor really was a star - and she lights this up nicely.