God's Country and the Woman is a 1937 American Technicolor lumberjack drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Norman Reilly Raine. The film stars George Brent, Beverly Roberts, Barton MacLane, Robert Barrat, Alan Hale, Sr. and Joe King. The film is based on a 1915 novel by James Oliver Curwood entitled God's Country and the Woman and was released by Warner Bros. on January 16, 1937.[1][2][3]
| God's Country and the Woman | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William Keighley |
| Screenplay by | Norman Reilly Raine |
| Story by | Peter Milne Charles Belden |
| Based on | God's Country and the Woman 1915 novel by James Oliver Curwood |
| Produced by | Louis F. Edelman |
| Starring | George Brent Beverly Roberts Barton MacLane Robert Barrat Alan Hale, Sr. Joe King |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
| Edited by | Jack Killifer |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Warner Brothers' first feature-length film in full Technicolor, it was filmed on location near Mount St. Helens in Washington state, and features extensive footage of logging operations including a Willamette steam locomotive in operation.[4]
Plot
editCompeting lumber companies, The Russett Company and Barton Lumber Company vie for lumber in the Northwest. A lumberjack has his eye on a woman, in the midst of the forest in the Northwest.
Cast
edit- George Brent as Steve Russett
- Beverly Roberts as Jo Barton
- Barton MacLane as Bullhead
- Robert Barrat as Jefferson Russett
- Alan Hale, Sr. as Bjorn Skalka
- Joe King as Red Munro
- El Brendel as Ole Olson
- Addison Richards as Gaskett
- Roscoe Ates as Gander Hopkins
- Billy Bevan as Plug Hat
- Joseph Crehan as Jordan
- Bert Roach as Kewpie
- Victor Potel as Turpentine
- Mary Treen as Miss Flint
- Herbert Rawlinson as Doyle
- Harry Hayden as Barnes
- Pat Moriarity as Tim O'Toole
- Max Wagner as Gus
- Susan Fleming as Grace Moran
Reception
editWriting for Night and Day in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a mildly poor review, commenting that "it isn't a very good film, and [the fim] is hardly improved by [the addition of] Technicolor. Focusing on the Technicolor aspect of the film, Greene suggests that there are some "very pretty shots of trees cutting huge arcs against the sky as they fall", however he notes that the "fast cutting and quick dissolves confirms [his] belief that colour will put the film back technically twelve years". Greene also wryly observed the reactions from more established critics, and quoted sections from the negative review given by The Sunday Times' Sydney Carroll whose principal complaint had been about the heartbreaking mistreatment of the arboreal foliage by the techniques of Technicolor.[5]
See also
edit- God's Country and the Law (1921)
- God's Country (1946)
References
edit- ^ "God's Country and the Woman (1937) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2016). "God-s-Country-and-the-Woman - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ "God's Country and the Woman". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76554/God-s-Country-and-the-Woman/articles.html [bare URL]
- ^ Greene, Graham (15 July 1937). "God's Country and the Women/Michael Strogoff". Night and Day. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. Oxford University Press. pp. 154–155. ISBN 0192812866.)
External links
edit- God's Country and the Woman at IMDb
- God's Country and the Woman at AllMovie
- God's Country and the Woman at the TCM Movie Database
- God's Country and the Woman at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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