God's Country and the Woman

God's Country and the Woman
God's Country and the Woman
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Keighley
Screenplay by	Norman Reilly Raine
Story by	Peter Milne; Charles Belden
Based on	God's Country and the Woman; 1915 novel; by James Oliver Curwood
Produced by	Louis F. Edelman
Starring	George Brent; Beverly Roberts; Barton MacLane; Robert Barrat; Alan Hale, Sr.; Joe King
Cinematography	Tony Gaudio
Edited by	Jack Killifer
Music by	Max Steiner
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	January 16, 1937;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

God's Country and the Woman is a 1937 American Technicolor lumberjack drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Norman Reilly Raine. The film stars George Brent, Beverly Roberts, Barton MacLane, Robert Barrat, Alan Hale, Sr. and Joe King. The film is based on a 1915 novel by James Oliver Curwood entitled God's Country and the Woman and was released by Warner Bros. on January 16, 1937.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Warner Brothers' first feature-length film in full Technicolor, it was filmed on location near Mount St. Helens in Washington state, and features extensive footage of logging operations including a Willamette steam locomotive in operation.^[4]

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Competing lumber companies, The Russett Company and Barton Lumber Company vie for lumber in the Northwest. A lumberjack has his eye on a woman, in the midst of the forest in the Northwest.

Cast[edit]

George Brent as Steve Russett
Beverly Roberts as Jo Barton
Barton MacLane as Bullhead
Robert Barrat as Jefferson Russett
Alan Hale, Sr. as Bjorn Skalka
Joe King as Red Munro
El Brendel as Ole Olson
Addison Richards as Gaskett
Roscoe Ates as Gander Hopkins
Billy Bevan as Plug Hat
Joseph Crehan as Jordan
Bert Roach as Kewpie
Victor Potel as Turpentine
Mary Treen as Miss Flint
Herbert Rawlinson as Doyle
Harry Hayden as Barnes
Pat Moriarity as Tim O'Toole
Max Wagner as Gus
Susan Fleming as Grace Moran

Reception[edit]

Writing for Night and Day in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a mildly poor review, commenting that "it isn't a very good film, and [the fim] is hardly improved by [the addition of] Technicolor. Focusing on the Technicolor aspect of the film, Greene suggests that there are some "very pretty shots of trees cutting huge arcs against the sky as they fall", however he notes that the "fast cutting and quick dissolves confirms [his] belief that colour will put the film back technically twelve years". Greene also wryly observed the reactions from more established critics, and quoted sections from the negative review given by The Sunday Times' Sydney Carroll whose principal complaint had been about the heartbreaking mistreatment of the arboreal foliage by the techniques of Technicolor.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "God's Country and the Woman (1937) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
^ Sandra Brennan (2016). "God-s-Country-and-the-Woman - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
^ "God's Country and the Woman". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76554/God-s-Country-and-the-Woman/articles.html ^{[bare URL]}
^ Greene, Graham (15 July 1937). "God's Country and the Women/Michael Strogoff". Night and Day. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. Oxford University Press. pp. 154–155. ISBN 0192812866.)

External links[edit]

God's Country and the Woman at IMDb
God's Country and the Woman at AllMovie
God's Country and the Woman at the TCM Movie Database
God's Country and the Woman at the American Film Institute Catalog

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[1] "God's Country and the Woman (1937) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-08-22.

[2] Sandra Brennan (2016). "God-s-Country-and-the-Woman - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2015-08-22.

[3] "God's Country and the Woman". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-08-22.

[4] ttp://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76554/God-s-Country-and-the-Woman/articles.html ^{[bare URL]}

[5] Greene, Graham (15 July 1937). "God's Country and the Women/Michael Strogoff". Night and Day. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. Oxford University Press. pp. 154–155. ISBN 0192812866.)

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