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The Farmer's Daughter
“She Made Broadyway Boys Into Handy-Men!”
5.3 / 10• 1940• 1h 1m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
Broadway producer Nicksie North and press agent Scoop Trimble find an investor for their next show who insists that they cast his ex-girlfriend, Clarice Sheldon, in the lead role and rehearse out of town. The crew set up on a family farm, and all is well until the leading man falls for the farmer's daughter, Patience Bingham.
Cast & Crew
Martha Raye
Patience Bingham
Lead
Charles Ruggles
Nicksie North
Richard Denning
Dennis Crane
Gertrude Michael
Clarice Sheldon
William Frawley
Scoop Trimble
Inez Courtney
Emily French
William Demarest
Victor Walsh
Jack Norton
Shimmy Conway
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James P. Hogan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Farmer's Daughter is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
