6.3
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
July 5, 19351h 31mEN
6.2
9 votes
Overview
A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.
Director
Victor FlemingWriters
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Original Language
English
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Production Companies
Fox Film Corporation
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6.0The first thing that's striking about this film is just how much taller Henry Fonda ("Dan") is than his diminutive co-star "Molly" (Janet Gaynor) - and it's quite endearing. She's the best cook amongst the fleet of narrowboats that work the Erie canal and he is working there for as long as it takes for him to buy his dream farm. The two hit it off, but she has no desire to live amongst the muck and bugs so their romance looks a bit doomed... Gaynor is on good form here, she almost dances around the sets with her expressive eyes always following the camera. Fonda is adequate, still learning the…
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