City Girl (1930 film)
| City Girl | |
|---|---|
 DVD artwork | |
| Directed by | F.W. Murnau |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Written by |
Marion Orth Berthold Viertel |
| Based on |
The Mud Turtle by Elliott Lester |
| Starring |
Charles Farrell Mary Duncan |
| Music by | Arthur Kay |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by |
Harry H. Caldwell Katherine Hilliker |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
City Girl is a 1930 American silent film directed by F.W. Murnau, and starring Charles Farrell and Mary Duncan.
A version of the film, with some sound elements, was made alongside the silent version.[1] The film is credited as being the primary inspiration for Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven.[1]
Synopsis
The city girl Kate falls in love with farmer Lem. He takes Kate to his family farm but Kate has trouble being accepted by the family.
Cast
- Charles Farrell as Lem Tustine
- Mary Duncan as Kate
- David Torrence as Mr Tustine
- Edith Yorke as Mrs Tustine
- Anne Shirley as Marie Tustine
- Tom McGuire as Matey
- Roscoe Ates as Reaper
- Ivan Linow as Taxi Driver
- Arnold Lucy as Cafe Patron
- Helen Lynch as Girl On Train
- Jack Pennick as Reaper
- Guinn Williams as Reaper
Production
City Girl was shot on location in Athena[2] and Pendleton, Oregon.[3] According to research by film historians, a farm was constructed for the making of the film.[4]
According to a newspaper article in the Heppner Gazette-Times on the arrival of Murnau and actress Mary Duncan in Pendleton, the film's original working title was Our Daily Bread.[5] Upon her arrival to shoot the film in August 1928, Duncan was granted the Round-Up Queen of the 1928 Pendleton Round-Up rodeo.[5]
References
- 1 2 French, Phillip (May 21, 2011). "City Girl". The Guardian. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Williams, Heidi (April 30, 2009). "Review: The Beaver State's film heritage: The Oregon sesquicentennial film festival". Oregon Live. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Filmed in Oregon 1908-2015" (PDF). Oregon Film Council. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ↑ Danks, Adrian (October 2003). "Reaching Beyond the Frame: Murnau’s City Girl". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- 1 2 "Movie Star Chosen for Round-Up Queen". Heppner Gazette-Times. August 21, 1928. p. 6.