Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial abuse.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| George Brent | ... | Paul Cameron | |
| Josephine Hutchinson | ... | Ruth Harkins | |
| Guy Kibbee | ... | Dr. John Aloysius Barnard | |
| Mona Barrie | ... | Evelyn Wayne | |
| Robert Barrat | ... | Jeff Harkins | |
| Joe King | ... | Judge at Ruth's Trial (as Joseph King) | |
| Margaret Hamilton | ... | Phoebe Lamb | |
| Robert McWade | ... | Horace Bamber - Lawyer | |
| Fuzzy Knight | ... | Clem Biggers | |
| Edward Pawley | ... | Tod Miller | |
| Elisabeth Risdon | ... | Meg Harkins (as Elizabeth Risdon) | |
| Marcia Mae Jones | ... | Bethie Harkins | |
| Granville Bates | ... | Judge Crawley at Jeff's Trial | |
| Russell Simpson | ... | Mr. Matthew Turnbull | |
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Sibyl Harris | ... | Mrs. Turnbull |
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Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial abuse.
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family relationships | culture clash | patriarchy | new york city | self defense |Certificate:
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24 April 1937 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Gesetz der Berge See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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(1934) (uncredited)
Music by Will Grosz
Lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy
Played on a record
Danced to by Josephine Hutchinson and Marcia Mae Jones
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Loosely based on the case of Edith Maxwell (1914-1979), a 21 year-old schoolteacher in Pound, Virginia. She was convicted of murdering her father in 1935 and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. She was pardoned by Governor James H. Price (D) in 1941 and moved to Indiana under a new name. See more »Goofs
It is never explained why Paul, presumably a lawyer from New York City, was brought in to prosecute the trial of Harkins at the beginning of the film. See more »Soundtracks
Isle of Capri(1934) (uncredited)
Music by Will Grosz
Lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy
Played on a record
Danced to by Josephine Hutchinson and Marcia Mae Jones
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Good-looking melodrama about a backwoods girl (Josephine Hutchinson) who dreams of opening medical clinics for hillbillies, but most contend with abusive father (Robert Barrat). Outrageous at times with some ridiculous caricatures in place of real characters. But still it's entertaining and moves along nicely, helped by an able cast. George Brent plays the Northern lawyer in love with Hutchinson. I believe he was the only character who actually said the word hillbilly in the film. But he said it often and with such disdain each time I couldn't help but chuckle. Guy Kibbee and Margaret Hamilton are the lovable old couple that help show the audience the hill people aren't all as evil as Barrat.