I never found a lot about the musical versions of this story which I liked. Now that I have found the original non-musical version,I don't understand why it has never been remade this way. Granted it has been a long time since 1933, but that doesn't take away from this story being done without music.
This is an American farm family going to the State Fair. It is direct, it has funny moments, it has charm. Will Rodgers shows in this one why he was so popular in the public in films and writing wit.
He gets second billing here to a young attractive Janet Gaynor. This movie shows her off very well. The relationships are more mature here than a few years later when the codes made films slip a little.
Louise Dresser and Lew Ayres are along in a good supporting cast. What is special here is how much they get done in just over 90 minutes. There are a lot of good points, and a few rough spots that were not intended by the filmmaker but have to do with the films age.
Gaynor, a top star at FOX when this was made is very lucky to be in a pre-code starring role. The camera is allowed to enhance her image on film here by showing her off in camera angles that were banned with a few years until Babs Streisand discovered those same angles later with her own films. Gaynor exhibits an adult charm.
The romances are simply drawn but effective. This is a film worth a look and I warn you, once you watch this one, the musical versions later will not compare to this, the better original version.
This is an American farm family going to the State Fair. It is direct, it has funny moments, it has charm. Will Rodgers shows in this one why he was so popular in the public in films and writing wit.
He gets second billing here to a young attractive Janet Gaynor. This movie shows her off very well. The relationships are more mature here than a few years later when the codes made films slip a little.
Louise Dresser and Lew Ayres are along in a good supporting cast. What is special here is how much they get done in just over 90 minutes. There are a lot of good points, and a few rough spots that were not intended by the filmmaker but have to do with the films age.
Gaynor, a top star at FOX when this was made is very lucky to be in a pre-code starring role. The camera is allowed to enhance her image on film here by showing her off in camera angles that were banned with a few years until Babs Streisand discovered those same angles later with her own films. Gaynor exhibits an adult charm.
The romances are simply drawn but effective. This is a film worth a look and I warn you, once you watch this one, the musical versions later will not compare to this, the better original version.