I noticed that one of the reviews complained about the quality of the print on the DVD for this film. I saw it on YouTube instead...and the print was also pretty poor as well. Not sure if there's a better copy out there somewhere.
Russ (Joel McCrea) is a man of simple wants and needs. He works part of the year as a lumberman and the rest of the time he digs clams for a living. However, when he is told that the auto assembly plant in the big city pays great wages, he goes there to earn the money to buy an outboard motor for his clam-digging boat. But his new buddy Benny (Eddie Bracken) warns him that many folks come to the city for a short-term job but end up staying. Naturally, this foreshadows Russ falling in love and getting married to Rita (Ellen Drew)...and his dreams of returning to the countryside seem distant...if not gone forever. On top of that...Rita has absolutely no interest in living in the woods.
Overall, this is an okay film. It does give you a glimpse at the tail end of the Depression...which is unusual as most films give viewers the impression there never was a depression! But the story provides nothing that exciting or interesting...and it's a decent time-passer and nothing more.
Russ (Joel McCrea) is a man of simple wants and needs. He works part of the year as a lumberman and the rest of the time he digs clams for a living. However, when he is told that the auto assembly plant in the big city pays great wages, he goes there to earn the money to buy an outboard motor for his clam-digging boat. But his new buddy Benny (Eddie Bracken) warns him that many folks come to the city for a short-term job but end up staying. Naturally, this foreshadows Russ falling in love and getting married to Rita (Ellen Drew)...and his dreams of returning to the countryside seem distant...if not gone forever. On top of that...Rita has absolutely no interest in living in the woods.
Overall, this is an okay film. It does give you a glimpse at the tail end of the Depression...which is unusual as most films give viewers the impression there never was a depression! But the story provides nothing that exciting or interesting...and it's a decent time-passer and nothing more.