Charles Farrell
Lem Tustine
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Synopsis
A farmer's son meets a waitress while selling the family's wheat in Chicago and marries her before returning home. She hopes the countryside will offer peace, but his father greets her with suspicion and hostility. Harvest labour, unwanted attention and the young husband's failure to defend her threaten the new marriage.
Cast
DirectorsF. W. Murnau
Behind the scenes
F. W. Murnau filmed rural scenes in Oregon for a story set in Minnesota. The production was subsequently adapted into a part-talking release, but the surviving silent version preserves the visual approach associated with Murnau's direction.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- Charles Farrell — screen shots or promotional photo · Public domain
- Mary Duncan — Fox · Public domain
