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City Girl

City Girl

SEE AND HEAR LIFE IN THE "RAW" WITH THE "CITY GIRL"

19307.41h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by F. W. Murnau
Written by Marion Orth, Berthold Viertel, Elliott Lester
Produced by William Fox
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Top Cast

Charles Farrell

Charles Farrell

Lem Tustine

Mary Duncan

Mary Duncan

Kate

David Torrence

David Torrence

Lem's Father

Edith Yorke

Edith Yorke

Lem's Mother

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Reaper

Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

Marie Tustine

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

Matey

Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander

Mac

P

Patrick Rooney

Butch

Ed Brady

Ed Brady

Reaper

Themes & Keywords

waitresscountrysidemarriage crisispre-codewheat

About City Girl

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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