Product Details

• Actors: Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Bickford, Rose Hobart
• Directors: H.C. Potter
• Writers: Allen Rivkin, Hella Wuolijoki, Laura Kerr
• Producers: Dore Schary
• Format: Black & White, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Language: English, Swedish
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• VHS Release Date: March 30, 1999
• Run Time: 97 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000ICYF
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,093 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've loved this movie for years!!, April 25, 2006

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Agatha Istanbul "classic film addict" (Atlanta, GA USA (and world traveler)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Farmer's Daughter (1947) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Unlike some of the other reviewers, I've watched and loved this movie for years. The is one of Loretta Young's best, along with "Rachel and the Stranger" which is also wonderful. Being an old movie addict, it just boggles my mind WHY distributors will put out a movie on VHS and then not on DVD??? There are so many unbelieveably wonderful old movies that deserve to be put on DVD and this is one of them!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, What a Find!, March 24, 2005

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Corrine (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Farmer's Daughter (1947) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I tripped over this movie one day on TCM and absolutely fell in love with it! Loretta Young plays Katie, a Swedish maid that is very interested in politics. As fate would have it, she is working in the house of a powerful family in politics, but she doesn't always agree with their positions or the candidates they nominate. What she does enjoy, though, is the company of Joseph Cotten, who plays son Glenn Morley. I love their sweet romance, especially when Katie is running around the lake and Glenn can't keep up.
Just as the two protagonists really start to connect, Glenn's mother (the wonderful Ethel Barrymore) calls a meeting of her political party to nominate a candidate, one that Katie really opposes. So she decided to run for Congress herself.
This movie is so wonderful, really filled with romance, comedy, and the spirit of democracy. Not to mention Katie's handsome brothers!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Heartwarming Film - And Great Family Entertainment, July 26, 2000

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A Customer - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Farmer's Daughter (1947) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is as heartwarming as others, "It's A Wonderful Life" comes to mind, that have become classics, but it doesn't seem to get the same amount of respect. Loretta Young won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Katie Holstrom, and she deserved it very much. Charles Bickford, as the butler Clancy, was also nominated that year in the Best Supporting Actor category. He was just great as well.

The story is about a young woman's journey to town from her father's farm to become a nurse. Once in town, she gets sidetracked by romance and politics. There are some wonderful moments throughout that will make you laugh and may even bring a tear to your eye. I can't recommend this film enough. It's just great.