
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans(1927)
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.


“SEE AND HEAR LIFE IN THE "RAW" WITH THE "CITY GIRL"”
A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.

Charles Farrell
Lem Tustine

Mary Duncan
Kate

David Torrence
Lem's Father

Edith Yorke
Lem's Mother

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Reaper

Anne Shirley
Marie Tustine

Tom McGuire
Matey

Richard Alexander
Mac
Patrick Rooney
Butch

Ed Brady
Reaper
City Girl is a drama, romance film released in 1930 exploring themes of waitress, countryside, marriage crisis, pre-code, wheat. Directed by F. W. Murnau, it stars Charles Farrell, Mary Duncan, David Torrence. A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.
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