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A Chicago waitress falls in love with a Minnesota farmer, and decides to face a life in the country.A Chicago waitress falls in love with a Minnesota farmer, and decides to face a life in the country.A Chicago waitress falls in love with a Minnesota farmer, and decides to face a life in the country.
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
- Reaper
- (as Guinn Williams)
Anne Shirley
- Marie Tustine
- (as Dawn O'Day)
Patrick Rooney
- Butch
- (as Pat Rooney)
Marjorie Beebe
- Waitress
- (uncredited)
Eddie Boland
- Reaper
- (uncredited)
Joe Brown
- Cafe Patron
- (uncredited)
Harry Gripp
- Reaper
- (uncredited)
Mark Hamilton
- Greasy the Reaper
- (uncredited)
Werner Klingler
- Reaper
- (uncredited)
Charles Lane
- Man at Train Station
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector F.W. Murnau wanted the title of the film to be "Our Daily Bread", but the studio refused. Murnau's working title was the title used in several European countries' distribution.
- GoofsEach time Lem's father, Kate, and Mac storm out of the farmhouse after Kate bandages Mac's hand, the shadow of the screen door moves across the "sky" backdrop.
- Alternate versionsThere is a silent version, shot by F.W. Murnau, and a part-talkie sound version, with music and parts re-shot by two directors hired by the studio, after Murnau's refusal to do so. The sound version is now considered lost. The silent version was restored and edited in DVD and Blu-Ray with an original score added in August 2008.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Murnau, Borzage and Fox (2008)
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Stunning and Unforgettable!
I was so astonished by this movie that as soon as "The End" came up, I started watching it all over again. For one thing, the restoration of this forgotten classic was so stunning it was like watching a black and white movie made an hour ago. Each scene simply glowed with amazing grays and whites and charcoals. Mary Duncan as the 'City Gir' was absolutely enchanting. She was a sweet, young girl who was also feisty and was so believable and likable that she became someone you'd love to know. The movie's great loss is that she made only one other movie, 'Morning Glory" before leaving the screen to marry millionaire polo player. She only died recently at the age of 92 She was matched by silent screen great Charles Farrell who had t difficult role of Lem, who was also simple, sweet but manly, too. Although released in l930, this film confirms how incredibly smooth and profound silent movies had become. Director Murnau brilliantly cast and directed this amazing drama--proving to one and all what a profound loss silent movies became when they were overtaken by those noisy talkies. You should definitely check out this masterpiece and be amazed
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Our Daily Bread
- Filming locations
- Athena, Oregon, USA(Verified via newspaper article published August 1928- THE ATHENA PRESS)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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