So Big!

So Big!

Edna Ferber's epic of American Womanhood

1932 · 81 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama, Romance

A farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.

Directed by William A. Wellman · Written by John Twist

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