The Farmer's Daughter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1947-03-26

Languages:

English, Swedish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (1624 Reviews)

Director:

H.C. Potter

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Loretta Young Joseph Cotten Ethel Barrymore Charles Bickford

Writer:

Allen Rivkin

Laura Kerr

Hella Wuolijoki (play)

Fullplot:

Swedish-American farmer's daughter Katrin 'Katie' Holstrom leaves the farm to study nursing in the big, wicked city. Thanks to a chiseling acquaintance, her tuition and expense money disappears the first day, and she's forced to get a job...as a domestic for congressman Glenn Morley. Impressed by her political awareness as well as her many charms and capabilities, Glenn is soon infatuated with Katie, and she with him, but their feelings remain unspoken...until Katie speaks up at a party rally and is abruptly thrust into politics herself.

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