Gentle Annie (1944)

Director:

Andrew Marton

Writers:

MacKinlay Kantor (novel)
Lawrence Hazard (screenplay)

Genre:

Romance | Western

Plot:

The Goss family live on a farm they call the dust bowl where the wind blows during the day and the coyotes howl at night...

Plot Keywords:

Sheriff | Train | Marshal | Male Female Relationship | Hat

Cast

James Craig	...	Lloyd Richland aka Rich Williams
Donna Reed	...	Mary Lingen
Marjorie Main	...	Annie Goss
Harry Morgan	...	Cottonwood Goss (as Henry Morgan)
Paul Langton	...	Violet Goss
Barton MacLane	...	Sheriff Tatum
John Philliber	...	Barrow
Morris Ankrum	...	Deputy Gansby
Noah Beery	...	Hansen (as Noah Beery Sr.)
Frank Darien	...	Jake
Robert Emmett O'Connor	...	Childers - Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #10457) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Agoura, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Chill Wills was listed as a cast member in an early production chart, but he did not appear in the movie.

Soundtrack:

Gentle Annie

A finely crafted drama with a superb cast.

This is a great drama, that just happens to be a western. Craig is the marshal that must decide whether he should arrest the family that has treated him so well. This is yet another grand story from the pen of MacKinlay Kantor (Outlaw Territory, 1953/Gun Crazy, 1950). Each character is carefully developed, and, by the climax we really feel the injustice of 'the system.' Morgan shows once again, that earlier in his career he was Oscar material. Keep the kleenex handy, if you can find this one on video or TV you'll need them.