The Farmer's Daughter
A Gal with Cultivating Ways!
NR 1947 · 97 min · ★ 7.1 · Comedy, Romance
After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics.
Directed by H. C. Potter · Written by Laura Kerr
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Loretta Young Katrin Holstrom -
Joseph Cotten Glenn Morley -
Ethel Barrymore Agatha Morley -
Charles Bickford Joseph Clancy -
Rose Hobart Virginia Thatcher -
Rhys Williams Adolph Petree -
Harry Davenport Dr. Matthew Sulven -
Tom Powers Hy Nordick -
William Harrigan Ward Hughes -
Lex Barker Olaf Holstrom -
Harry Shannon Mr. Holstrom -
Keith Andes Sven Holstrom
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