A Norwegian farmer lovingly raises his daughter in rural World War II-era Benson Junction, Wisconsin.1h 45min | Drama, Family | 6 September 1945
Director: Roy Rowland
Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Margaret O'Brien, James Craig, Agnes Moorehead.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037963/
Watched online, blurry copy.
So do they only give the good scripts to MO (b. 1935), or is it MO that made the films so good?
I'm thrilled to see EGR and AM in roles that are kind, hardworking parents, instead of gangster and harpy. The script (and perhaps the novel) included a situation where they weren't perfect parents, but neither was the child perfect.
We get some suspense when children are in jeopardy, and some tragedy (separate situation).
At one point the story went to a sentimental Christmas-y place, but that wasn't where I needed the hanky.
We also get a young couple to find interesting; the woman is the outsider, the man (JC) is so perfect that he's almost not believable. The war intersects the story with these characters, but only slightly.
I'm gonna keep it that vague, because some day I'd like to watch this again with eyes as fresh as possible. Unfortunately, this might be good enough that such cannot be.
MGM, dir. Rowland; 8+
