A leisurely yarn set against the timber industry of the 1880s that finds baron Edward Arnold philandering with a saloon singer who ends up dying, and then trying to philander again with the singer's daughter years later.
There's a substantial ick factor in this movie, moderated somewhat by the fact that both the singer and her daughter are played by the same actress, Frances Farmer. Joel McCrea is on hand as Arnold's son, who also falls for the daughter, and Walter Brennan won the very first ever Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing Arnold's lifelong friend and father to the girl he's in love with.
Arnold's character is really despicable in just about every way, but he gives a great performance, and while the movie overall isn't anything overly memorable, the very last shot of it is.
Also nominated for Best Film Editing.
Grade: B.
There's a substantial ick factor in this movie, moderated somewhat by the fact that both the singer and her daughter are played by the same actress, Frances Farmer. Joel McCrea is on hand as Arnold's son, who also falls for the daughter, and Walter Brennan won the very first ever Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing Arnold's lifelong friend and father to the girl he's in love with.
Arnold's character is really despicable in just about every way, but he gives a great performance, and while the movie overall isn't anything overly memorable, the very last shot of it is.
Also nominated for Best Film Editing.
Grade: B.