A 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks.A 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks.A 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks.
K.T. Stevens
- Girl Biographer
- (as Katharine Stevens)
Irving Bacon
- Parson
- (uncredited)
Hank Bell
- Man #1 - Hoyt City
- (uncredited)
Monte Blue
- Man #2 - Hoyt City
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 28, 1943 with Barbara Stanwyck reprising her film role.
- GoofsWhen the Hoyts stand at the sight of their future city, they're at the foot of a hill, but moments later they're on top of a hill.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Biography: Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997)
- SoundtracksUnfinished Symphony
("Symphony 8 in B Major") (uncredited)
Composed by Franz Schubert (begun 1822)
Heard on soundtrack during Janet and Ethan's farewell and under end title
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Not as epic as the movie think it is but it's still fine
From the first intro scroll itself, the film shows how dated it is and how stupid it can be with the themes in it. The first half hour went along proving it to me with every character and plot point just fast-forwarding itself to seemingly pointless places. But the rest of the movie, even though doesn't really get out of those aspects gives Barbara Stanwyck a great chance to show her acting prowess and she single-handedly saves the film.
The film can be considered an optimistic look at the tragedy that is any human life. But the privilege of the characters, the lack of feeling any stake even when it is needed and the lacklustre narrative doesn't really help in its philosophy. A lot of the movie, especially the scroll at the beginning and the ending sequence feels like the makers believed it to be something epic when it isn't even remotely close to being that.
Even with all of that and some of the regressive messages, the film believes to be progressive, the film still contains enough to appreciate it for what it is. The movie does portray moments that are representative of how small and yet great life is and Barbara Stanwyck makes it work with her charm and presence. I feel like this same exact story could've been a great film with a better script. I don't know how common this type of story was back then but maybe this film has inspired many other filmmakers afterwards.
The film can be considered an optimistic look at the tragedy that is any human life. But the privilege of the characters, the lack of feeling any stake even when it is needed and the lacklustre narrative doesn't really help in its philosophy. A lot of the movie, especially the scroll at the beginning and the ending sequence feels like the makers believed it to be something epic when it isn't even remotely close to being that.
Even with all of that and some of the regressive messages, the film believes to be progressive, the film still contains enough to appreciate it for what it is. The movie does portray moments that are representative of how small and yet great life is and Barbara Stanwyck makes it work with her charm and presence. I feel like this same exact story could've been a great film with a better script. I don't know how common this type of story was back then but maybe this film has inspired many other filmmakers afterwards.
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- Jithindurden
- Nov 2, 2022
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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