A few years after making "Nosferatu", F. W. Murnau moved to the US to try his luck in Hollywood. One of his works stateside was 1930's "City Girl". Released just in time for the Great Depression, it shows the plight of farmers in addition to its main plot (a waitress marries a farm boy who's come to town to sell wheat).
The romance part of the story is kind of mushy, but the focus on the struggles endured by farmers makes it worthwhile. It's got some impressive cinematography, showing the eastern Oregon landscape (where it got filmed). Sadly, it was Murnau's second-to-last movie, as he got killed in a car wreck the following year.
Not a masterpiece but worth seeing.
The romance part of the story is kind of mushy, but the focus on the struggles endured by farmers makes it worthwhile. It's got some impressive cinematography, showing the eastern Oregon landscape (where it got filmed). Sadly, it was Murnau's second-to-last movie, as he got killed in a car wreck the following year.
Not a masterpiece but worth seeing.