City Girl
1930 · Movie · NR · 88 min · ★ 7.5 · 68% critics
A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, hoping for a better life. But farm life brings its own troubles, putting their relationship to the test as tensions build around money, family expectations, and survival.
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Details
- Years
- 1930
- Release date
- 1930-01-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (104 votes)
About
Choose this if you enjoy classic silent romances with everyday conflicts and a strong sense of place, like Sunrise; Not for you if you want fast-moving twists or a story that feels truly surprising.
Pros: heartfelt city-vs-farm conflict; beautiful black-and-white look; engaging silent-era romance | Cons: simple, predictable melodrama; some feel it misses Murnau’s peak; ending may feel rushed
Themes
- waitress
- countryside
- marriage crisis
- pre-code
- wheat
Cast & crew
Charles Farrell
as Lem Tustine
Mary Duncan
as Kate
David Torrence
as Lem's Father
Edith Yorke
as Lem's Mother
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
as Reaper
Anne Shirley
as Marie Tustine
Tom McGuire
as Matey
Richard Alexander
as Mac
- PR
Patrick Rooney
as Butch
Ed Brady
as Reaper
Directed by F. W. Murnau