God's Country and the Woman (1937)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

William Keighley

Writers:

James Oliver Curwood (novel)
Peter Milne (story) ...

Release Date:

16 January 1937 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Jefferson Russett runs a logging company; his brother, Steve, is the prodigal son. Jeff cuts off his allowance and puts him to work...

Plot Keywords:

Run Out Of Gas | Lumberjack | Brother Brother Relationship | Feud | Logging Camp

Cast

George Brent	...	Steven 'Steve' Russett, aka Steve Martin
Beverly Roberts	...	Jo Barton
Barton MacLane	...	Bullhead
Robert Barrat	...	Jefferson 'Jeff' Russett
Alan Hale	...	Bjorn Skalka (as Allan Hale)
Joe King	...	Red Munro (as Joseph King)
El Brendel	...	Ole Olson
Addison Richards	...	Harry Gaskett
Roscoe Ates	...	Gander Hopkins
Billy Bevan	...	Plug Hat, aka 'Cookie'
Joseph Crehan	...	Jordan
Bert Roach	...	Kewpie
Victor Potel	...	Turpentine, a Logger (as Vic Potel)
Mary Treen	...	Miss Flint, Secretary
Herbert Rawlinson	...	Mr. Doyle

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #2357)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Gorge, Toutle, Washington, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The following actors were in studio records and/or casting call lists, with their character names, but were not seen in the movie: Eily Malyon (Mrs. Higginbottom), Georgette Rhodes (French Teletype Operator), Robert Bell (French Messenger), Don Downen (Messenger), Eddy Chandler (Logger) and Ben Hendricks Jr. .

Movie Connections:

Version of God's Country and the Woman (1916)

Good late 30s timberjack movie with excellent photography

Early (1937) technicolor Western has Brent as the scion of a wealthy lumber family, brought back from an extended European vacation and forced to work for the family concern in Canada. They're literally at "loggerheads" with another lumber family who wants to ship their lumber through the territory without paying anything to its owners. The biggest obstacle for Brent in solving this problem is enemy boss Beverly Roberts, for whom he works until he begins to sympathize with her cause. Roberts is amusingly masculine in a leather jerkin and pants, but of course puts on the frilly dress when she gets a real shine to Mr. Brent. Allan Hale also does some solid character work as the hardy head guy. There are several notable comic performances in the film as well.

Good action, luscious photography, good performances in a funny story produce an exciting film -- one of the best in WB's inexorable line of lumber sagas.