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The Farmer's Daughter is a 1947 American comedy film directed by H.C. Potter that tells the story of a farmgirl who ends up working as a maid for a Congressman and his politically powerful mother. It stars Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, and Charles Bickford, and was adapted by Allen Rivkin and Laura Kerr from the 1937 Finnish ...
The Farmer's Daughter: Directed by H.C. Potter. With Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Bickford. After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- H.C. Potter
- 1947-03-26
By 1947, she had been in films for 20 years, but few of her talking films had been memorable. The Farmer's Daughter (1947) changed that. Based on a Finnish play called Hulda, Daughter of Parliament, The Farmer's Daughter is the story of Katie Holstrom, a Swedish-American country girl who moves to the big city.
- H. C. Potter, James Casey
- Loretta Young
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Jan 31, 2013 · RKO’s The Farmer’s Daughter (1947) is a lighthearted story of love and politics featuring an enchanting performance by Loretta Young with strong support from Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore and Charles Bickford. H.C. Potter directed the Dore Schary production for RKO. It is the movie that won Loretta Young her Oscar for Best Actress in 1948.
Summaries. After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics. 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 ...
