Mary Follet, a wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee, copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.Mary Follet, a wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee, copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.Mary Follet, a wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee, copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.
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Ferdi B. Hoffman
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David Huddleston
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- TriviaAccording to a 1986 Knoxville Journal article, Robert Preston was one of the few people involved in the production who knew how to drive the borrowed 1915 Model-T used in the film, and he wanted it to be used accurately. In one scene the director wanted to have the Model-T parked with the headlights on, but without the motor running. Those vehicles were not equipped with batteries, though, and electricity for lights was supplied by the running motor. The director wanted to have a battery hooked up to the car, but Preston refused, saying that Model-T buffs would notice the inaccuracy if the lamps were lit without the motor running.
- GoofsWhen Rufus runs out of the house towards the train, in one wide shot a busy road with modern vehicles is visible in the background.
- Quotes
Rufus Follet: Rufus is a NIGGER name...
Jay Follett: Rufus is a powerful name... don't ever talk that way, that word is used to hurt colored people...
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Story of the Swimmer (2014)
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I haven't seen this movie since I was about fifteen years old - and was studying the novel in my high school English class.
It is one of those movies which has stayed with me for nearly 40 years - and made an enormous impression upon me. I cannot understand why it has been forgotten. The emotional content and exploration of the ties that bind a family are tremendous - and like many original films, haven't been improved upon by remakes (I do remember seeing one of the made for television versions - it was good, but not in the same class as the movie).
Actually, I suppose I do: submerged in the avalanche of action filled, special effects junk which pours out of Hollywood, there is not much room left for real quality.
It is a shame, rather.
It is one of those movies which has stayed with me for nearly 40 years - and made an enormous impression upon me. I cannot understand why it has been forgotten. The emotional content and exploration of the ties that bind a family are tremendous - and like many original films, haven't been improved upon by remakes (I do remember seeing one of the made for television versions - it was good, but not in the same class as the movie).
Actually, I suppose I do: submerged in the avalanche of action filled, special effects junk which pours out of Hollywood, there is not much room left for real quality.
It is a shame, rather.
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