I really enjoyed Lucile Gleason as the aunt from the west. The whole start of this film is quite charming. A woman has resigned herself to a milktoast marriage because isn't that the best women should expect in life. The aunt whose in town for a rodeo is supportive but disapproving while her and brother don't quite know how to connect with the bride-to-be and greatly feel the loss of her mother. It's all quite moving! Walk in Bing Crosby and Bob Burns, two cowboys employed by the aunt. That should be a great set-up for a meet-cure in New York and then later love on the range while Frances Farmer's character discovers passion and her worth out in the west.
Instead this movie is a LOT of racial stereotypes, bad western stereotypes, and very little actual ranching. The bad racial stereotypes leave no one untouched.
I think a remake of this film would be great. It's already like a lot of Hallmark movies, it just needs to be cleaned up. The racism and bad ranching makes this unbearable.
For more detail on the cast, Lucile Gleason was one of the founding members of SAG, Bing Crosby needs no introduction, this is Bob Burns first movie with Bing, and Frances Farmer famously suffered under medical control similar to Britney Spears.
Instead this movie is a LOT of racial stereotypes, bad western stereotypes, and very little actual ranching. The bad racial stereotypes leave no one untouched.
I think a remake of this film would be great. It's already like a lot of Hallmark movies, it just needs to be cleaned up. The racism and bad ranching makes this unbearable.
For more detail on the cast, Lucile Gleason was one of the founding members of SAG, Bing Crosby needs no introduction, this is Bob Burns first movie with Bing, and Frances Farmer famously suffered under medical control similar to Britney Spears.