While working on a novel in his country home in Connecticut, married writer Tony Barrett (Cooper) becomes attracted to Manya (Sten), the daughter of a neighboring farmer. Manya is unhappily engaged to Frederik (Bellamy). Due to a snowstorm, Tony and Manya are trapped together in his house overnight. The next day, Manya's father insists her wedding to Frederik take place in spite of Manya's misgivings. Drunkenness and jealousy result in tragedy at the wedding reception that night.
Gary Cooper
Tony Barrett
Anna Sten
Manya Novak
Ralph Bellamy
Fredrik Sobieski
Helen Vinson
Dora Barrett
Sig Ruman
Mr. Jan Novak
Esther Dale
Mrs. Kaise Novak
Leonid Snegoff
Sobieski
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
Mrs. Sobieski
Milla Davenport
Grandmother
Walter Brennan
Bill Jenkins
Agnes Anderson
Helena
Hilda Vaughn
Hezzie Jones
Alphonse Martell
Waiter
Miami Alvarez
Party Guest
Violet Axzelle
Frederica
Jay Belasco
Party Guest
Robert Bolder
Doctor
Ed Ebele
Uncle
Constance Howard
Party Guest
George Magrill
Wedding Guest with Plate
George Meeker
Gilly (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Party Guest (uncredited)
Richard Powell
Party Guest Mixing Cocktails
Harry Semels
Wedding Guest
Heidi Shope
Anna
Bernard Siegel
Wedding Guest
Robert R. Stephenson
Wedding Guest
August Tollaire
Wedding Guest
Dave Wengren
Wedding Guest
Douglas Wood
Leland Heywood
Otto Yamaoka
Taka
Director
King Vidor
Original Story, Story
Edwin H. Knopf
Screenplay
Edith Fitzgerald
June 19, 2022
6
On this face of it, this is just another one of these star vehicles with a story based on a restless hero with a bit of a roving eye. It actually turns out to be far better than that as Gary Cooper is "Tony" a writer who can't get published any more. Getting a bit low on the shekels, he, his wife "Dora" (Helen Vinson) and long-suffering handyman "Taka" (Otto Yamaoka) relocate to his rural home in Connecticut for inspiration. Once they get there, they sell a field to family of industrious Polish tobacco farmers and flush with some cash, his wife returns to New York leaving him and his companion alone. Cooper befriends the soon-to-be-married daughter "Manya Novak" (Anna Sten) and after a few false starts, she begins to provide him with inspiration for his book. When the Japanese "Taka" finally has enough of the harsh winters and quits, she steps in to help him get by and; well you can guess the rest. The writing is, at times, quite witty but probably more notable for taking a bit of a swipe at quite a few prejudices, especially relating to the culture of the Polish families and their attitudes towards marriage/women/property. There is a chemistry between Cooper and the shy looking, but characterful Sten and with Walter Brennan, sparingly, along to spice it up now and again, this is really a better than average little romantic comedy.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00