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City Girl is a 1930 American part-talkie sound film directed by F. W. Murnau, and starring Charles Farrell and Mary Duncan. It is based upon the play "The Mud Turtle" by Elliot Lester.
- The Mud Turtle (play), by Elliott Lester
- William Fox
- Arthur Kay
City Girl: Directed by F.W. Murnau. With Charles Farrell, Mary Duncan, David Torrence, Edith Yorke. A Chicago waitress falls in love with a Minnesota farmer, and decides to face a life in the country.
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- Drama, Romance
- F.W. Murnau
- 1930-01-30
Dec 22, 2023 · City Girl is an iconic movie that has captivated audiences from its release in 1930. Directed by the legendary F.W. Murnau, this silent film tells the compelling story of a young woman who leaves her rural life to explore the bustling city. With its groundbreaking cinematography and powerful performances, City Girl has left an indelible mark on ...
City Girl tells the story of Lem Tustine, a Minnesota farm boy (played by Charles Farrell) who is sent to Chicago by his domineering father (played by David Torrence) to sell their wheat crop. While waiting for days for wheat prices to go up, Lem meets Kate (played by Mary Duncan), a waitress who dreams of living a rural life.
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Brief Synopsis. Lem goes to Chicago to sell the wheat his family has grown on their farm in Minnesota. There he meets the waitress Kate. They fall in love and get married before going back to the farm. Kate is accepted by Lem's mother and kid sister but is rejected by his father, who believes she married for the money.
Oct 5, 2003 · The last and most American of the three films made by F.W. Murnau in Hollywood, City Girl is a conscious inversion of such earlier works as The Burning Earth (1922) and Sunrise (1927), expressing a curiosity about American individualism and an extraordinary feel for the American landscape.
