| The Farmer's Daughter | |
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| Directed by | H. C. Potter |
| Written by | Allen Rivkin Laura Kerr |
| Based on | Juurakon Hulda (play) by Hella Wuolijoki |
| Produced by | Dore Schary |
| Starring | Loretta Young Joseph Cotten Ethel Barrymore Charles Bickford |
| Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
| Edited by | Harry Marker |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
Production company | Vanguard Films |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3.3 million (US rentals)[2] |
The Farmer's Daughter is a 1947 American comedy film directed by H.C. Potter that tells the story of a farmgirl who ends up working as a maid for a Congressman and his politically powerful mother. It stars Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, and Charles Bickford, and was adapted by Allen Rivkin and Laura Kerr from the 1937 Finnish play Juurakon Hulda by Hella Wuolijoki, using the pen name Juhani Tervapää (misspelled in the film's credits as Juhni Tervataa).
The film won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Loretta Young and was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Charles Bickford. Young's win was considered an upset; everyone had expected Rosalind Russell to win for her Lavinia in Mourning Becomes Electra.
In 1963, a television series based on the film was produced, starring Inger Stevens, Cathleen Nesbitt and William Windom.
- ^ a b "The Farmer's Daughter: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1947", Variety, 7 January 1948 p 63