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6.2/10 • 6

1931-11-131h 21m

Drama

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A rural Maine farmer fights for custody of the boy who he's raised as his own.

Directors
William A. Seiter
Editors
Arthur Roberts

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  1. Phillips Lord

    Phillips Lord

    Seth Parker

  2. Effie Palmer

    Effie Palmer

    Mrs. Parker

  3. Frank Albertson

    Frank Albertson

    David Clark

  4. Bette Davis

    Bette Davis

    Mary Lucy Duffy

  5. Frankie Darro

    Frankie Darro

    Robbie

  6. Dorothy Peterson

    Dorothy Peterson

    Rose Clark

  7. Stanley Fields

    Stanley Fields

    Rufe Turner

  8. Oscar Apfel

    Oscar Apfel

    Wobbling Duffy

  9. Sophia M. Lord

    Sophia M. Lord

    Lizzie

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CinemaSerf

Jan 9, 2023

6/10

This has the look of a silent film to the production, and with a decent story and a solid effort from Phillips Lord, is actually quite watchable. He adopts the young "Robbie" (Frankie Darro) after his brute of a father goes AWOL. Together with his wife (Effie Palmer), they soon come to love the lad, but a neighbourly dispute prompts the return of "Rufe" (Stanley Fields) to reclaim his son - despite the protestations of just about everyone else? Meantime, the young man's friend "Mary Lucy" (Bette Davis) is having family troubles of her own as her father will not let her see her beau "David" (Frank Albertson). Can they navigate the difficulties ahead find happiness? Davis (more especially, her big eyes) features quite sparingly; the film really belongs to an engaging performance from Lord as the decent family man determined to do what is right. The production is very basic. The camera work isn't helped by the editing (or is it the other way round?) but some work has gone into the characterisations and the dialogue is sparse enough to let the imagery do most the work - culminating in quite an entertaining buggy chase with some fisticuffs! No, it's not a film you are ever likely to recall watching afterwards, but it is quite fun and offers us a glimpse of rural American life in the 1920s.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
chasefoster parentsmainerural areafoster childpre-codeelopementsocial outcastchild custodyspinsterbarn dancesocial gatheringunwed motherfarmhandadoptive parentout of wedlock childloving parents