City Girl (1930)
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- 1h 17min
- Drama, Romance
- 30 Jan 1930 (USA)
- Movie
A Chicago waitress falls in love with a Minnesota farmer, and decides to face a life in the country.
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Cast verified as complete
| Charles Farrell | ... |
Lem Tustine
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| Mary Duncan | ... |
Kate
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| David Torrence | ... |
Mr. J.L. Tustine
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| Edith Yorke | ... |
Mrs. J.L. Tustine Blair
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| Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | ... |
Reaper
(as Guinn Williams)
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| Anne Shirley | ... |
Marie Tustine
(as Dawn O'Day)
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| Tom McGuire | ... |
Matey
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| Richard Alexander | ... |
Mac
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Patrick Rooney | ... |
Butch
(as Pat Rooney)
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| Ed Brady | ... |
Reaper
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| Roscoe Ates | ... |
Reaper
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Marjorie Beebe | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Eddie Boland | ... |
Reaper (uncredited)
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Joe Brown | ... |
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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Harry Gripp | ... |
Reaper (uncredited)
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| Mark Hamilton | ... |
Greasy the Reaper (uncredited)
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Werner Klingler | ... |
Reaper (uncredited)
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| Charles Lane | ... |
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
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Harry Leonard | ... |
Reaper (uncredited)
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| Ivan Linow | ... |
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
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| Arnold Lucy | ... |
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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| Helen Lynch | ... |
Girl on Train (uncredited)
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| Michael Mark | ... |
Man Standing at Cafe (uncredited)
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| Jack Pennick | ... |
Reaper (uncredited)
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| David Rollins | ... |
Reaper (uncredited)
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William Sundholm | ... |
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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Directed by
| F.W. Murnau | ||
Written by
| Elliott Lester | ... | (play "The Mud Turtle") |
| Berthold Viertel | ... | (adaptation) & |
| Marion Orth | ... | (adaptation) |
| Berthold Viertel | ... | (scenario) & |
| Marion Orth | ... | (scenario) |
| H.H. Caldwell | ... | (titles) & |
| Katherine Hilliker | ... | (titles) |
| Elliott Lester | ... | (dialogue: sound version) |
Produced by
| William Fox | ... | presentation producer |
Music by
| Christopher Caliendo | ... | (2010) |
| Arthur Kay | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Ernest Palmer | ||
Editing by
| H.H. Caldwell | ||
| Katherine Hilliker | ||
Costume Design by
| Sophie Wachner | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Frank Powolny | ... | assistant director |
| William Tummel | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Harry Oliver | ... | settings |
| Edgar G. Ulmer | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Harold Hobson | ... | sound |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| A.F. Erickson | ... | director: sound scenes |
| A.H. Van Buren | ... | director: sound scenes |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Fox Film Corporation (1930) (United States) (theatrical)
- Defaleih (1930) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Fox Film Company (1930) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox Film (1930) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Netherlands Fox Film Corporation (1930) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Royal Film (1930) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Grapevine Video (2003) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Grapevine Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Eureka Entertainment (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Eureka Entertainment (2011) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Fox-Film (1930) (Belgium) (theatrical)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Charles Farrell (who starred in virtually all the Frank Borzage high-art films) plays Lem Tustine, a Minnesota wheat-farmer's son who has been sent to the big city to sell the year's crop. He meets and falls in love with a lonely waitress (Mary Duncan) and takes her home to the folks. Upon their arrival, Kate discovers that Lem is controlled by his domineering father (David Torrence), who rejects her as a gold-digger from before the moment he meets her. Lem and Kate's relationship further crumbles when a band of rowdy laborers (led by Richard Alexander) arrive to harvest the crop, and begin flirting with the worldly woman whom fate has dropped onto the joyless farm. An approaching hailstorm pushes the workers to their physical limits, and puts an emotional strain on the Tustine family that seems destined to break them apart or, possibly, bind them together. |
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| Taglines | SEE AND HEAR LIFE IN THE "RAW" WITH THE "CITY GIRL" (Print Ad-Urbana Daily Courier, ((Urbana, Ills.)) 14 March 1930) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Director F.W. Murnau wanted the title of the film to be "Our Daily Bread", but the studio refused. Murnau's working title was the title used in several European countries' distribution. See more » |
| Goofs | Each time Lem's father, Kate, and Mac storm out of the farmhouse after Kate bandages Mac's hand, the shadow of the screen door moves across the "sky" backdrop. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Murnau, Borzage and Fox (2008). See more » |
| Quotes |
Kate:
Life on a farm must be wonderful! See more » |