God's Country and the Woman
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Charles Belden
1915 novel
by James Oliver Curwood
| God's Country and the Woman | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William Keighley |
| Screenplay by | Norman Reilly Raine |
| Story by | Peter Milne Charles Belden |
| Based on | God's Country and the Woman 1915 novel by James Oliver Curwood |
| Produced by | Louis F. Edelman |
| Starring | George Brent Beverly Roberts Barton MacLane Robert Barrat Alan Hale, Sr. Joe King |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
| Edited by | Jack Killifer |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
God's Country and the Woman is a 1937 American Technicolor lumberjack drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Norman Reilly Raine. The film stars George Brent, Beverly Roberts, Barton MacLane, Robert Barrat, Alan Hale, Sr. and Joe King. The film is based on a 1915 novel by James Oliver Curwood entitled God's Country and the Woman. The film premiered in New York on January 10, 1937.[2][3]
The Russett Company and Barton Lumber Company compete for lumber in the American Northwest.
Cast
- George Brent as Steve Russett
- Beverly Roberts as Jo Barton
- Barton MacLane as Bullhead
- Robert Barrat as Jefferson Russett
- Alan Hale, Sr. as Bjorn Skalka
- Joe King as Red Munro
- El Brendel as Ole Olson
- Addison Richards as Gaskett
- Roscoe Ates as Gander Hopkins
- Billy Bevan as Plug Hat
- Joseph Crehan as Jordan
- Bert Roach as Kewpie
- Victor Potel as Turpentine
- Mary Treen as Miss Flint
- Herbert Rawlinson as Doyle
- Harry Hayden as Barnes
- Pat Moriarity as Tim O'Toole
- Max Wagner as Gus
- Susan Fleming as Grace Moran
Production
God's Country and the Woman is Warner Bros.' first feature-length film in three-strip Technicolor. It was filmed on location near Mount St. Helens in Washington and features extensive footage of logging operations, including a Willamette steam locomotive in operation.[4]
Production began on July 6, 1936 and concluded by November.
Reception
In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Frank S. Nugent wrote: "The picture—like most Curwood products—is a direct and hearty melodrama in which a punch on the jaw counts more than three pages of small talk and leaves, besides, a livid welt for the color cameras to record."[1]
Writing for Night and Day in 1937, Graham Greene wrote that "it isn't a very good film" and: "An attempt at fast cutting and quick dissolves confirms our belief that colour will put the film back technically twelve years".[5]
