Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial abuse.Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial abuse.Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial abuse.
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Joe King
- Judge at Ruth's Trial
- (as Joseph King)
Elisabeth Risdon
- Meg Harkins
- (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Harry Davenport
- Printer
- (scenes deleted)
Jim Toney
- Makeup Man
- (scenes deleted)
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- TriviaLoosely based on the case of Edith Maxwell (1914-1979), a 21 year-old schoolteacher in Pound, Virginia. She was convicted of murdering her father in 1935 and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. She was pardoned by Governor James H. Price (D) in 1941 and moved to Indiana under a new name.
- GoofsRuth's father asks her to read from the Bible, telling her the chapter and verse, and she reads, but he has not told her which book.
- SoundtracksIsle of Capri
(1934) (uncredited)
Music by Will Grosz
Lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy
Played on a record
Danced to by Josephine Hutchinson and Marcia Mae Jones
Featured review
I want you and you want hillbillies
Good-looking melodrama about a backwoods girl (Josephine Hutchinson) who dreams of opening medical clinics for hillbillies, but most contend with abusive father (Robert Barrat). Outrageous at times with some ridiculous caricatures in place of real characters. But still it's entertaining and moves along nicely, helped by an able cast. George Brent plays the Northern lawyer in love with Hutchinson. I believe he was the only character who actually said the word hillbilly in the film. But he said it often and with such disdain each time I couldn't help but chuckle. Guy Kibbee and Margaret Hamilton are the lovable old couple that help show the audience the hill people aren't all as evil as Barrat.
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- utgard14
- Dec 12, 2013
Details
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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