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God's Country and the Woman

  • 19371937
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 25m
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5.8/10
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George Brent and Beverly Roberts in God's Country and the Woman (1937)
Jefferson Russett runs a logging company; his brother, Steve, is the prodigal son. Jeff cuts off his allowance and puts him to work, but on his first day, he is tricked into signing a contract allowing arch-rivals Barton Logging to use Russett railways. Jeff hauls Steve up to the logging camp, but he steals a plane. It runs out of gas in Barton territory, where spitfire Jo is running the camp. Naturally, this shrew must be tamed, so Steve, calling himself Steve Martin, sets out to do just that as he's trapped in the camp for two months until the next boat anyhow.
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Jefferson Russett runs a logging company; his brother, Steve, is the prodigal son. Jeff cuts off his allowance and puts him to work, but on his first day, he is tricked into signing a contra... Read allJefferson Russett runs a logging company; his brother, Steve, is the prodigal son. Jeff cuts off his allowance and puts him to work, but on his first day, he is tricked into signing a contract allowing arch-rivals Barton Logging to use Russett railways. Jeff hauls Steve up to the... Read allJefferson Russett runs a logging company; his brother, Steve, is the prodigal son. Jeff cuts off his allowance and puts him to work, but on his first day, he is tricked into signing a contract allowing arch-rivals Barton Logging to use Russett railways. Jeff hauls Steve up to the logging camp, but he steals a plane. It runs out of gas in Barton territory, where spitfi... Read all
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  • Director
    • William Keighley
  • Writers
    • James Oliver Curwood(based upon the novel by)
    • Norman Reilly Raine(screen play)
    • Peter Milne(from the story by)
  • Stars
    • George Brent
    • Beverly Roberts
    • Barton MacLane
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  • Director
    • William Keighley
  • Writers
    • James Oliver Curwood(based upon the novel by)
    • Norman Reilly Raine(screen play)
    • Peter Milne(from the story by)
  • Stars
    • George Brent
    • Beverly Roberts
    • Barton MacLane
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    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    George Brent
    George Brent
    • Steve Russett
    Beverly Roberts
    Beverly Roberts
    • Jo Barton
    Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane
    • Bullhead
    Robert Barrat
    Robert Barrat
    • Jefferson Russett
    Alan Hale
    Alan Hale
    • Bjorn Skalka
    Joe King
    Joe King
    • Red Munro
    • (as Joseph King)
    El Brendel
    El Brendel
    • Ole Olson
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    • Gaskett
    Roscoe Ates
    Roscoe Ates
    • Gander Hopkins
    Billy Bevan
    Billy Bevan
    • Plug Hat
    Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
    • Jordan
    Bert Roach
    Bert Roach
    • Kewpie
    Victor Potel
    Victor Potel
    • Turpentine
    • (as Vic Potel)
    Mary Treen
    Mary Treen
    • Miss Flint
    Herbert Rawlinson
    Herbert Rawlinson
    • Doyle
    Harry Hayden
    • Barnes
    Pat Moriarity
    • Tim O'Toole
    Max Wagner
    Max Wagner
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    • Director
      • William Keighley
    • Writers
      • James Oliver Curwood(based upon the novel by)
      • Norman Reilly Raine(screen play)
      • Peter Milne(from the story by)
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      Warner Brothers' first feature-length film in full 3-strip Technicolor.
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      Edited into Valley of the Giants (1938)

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    5/10
    Feuding Timber Families
    A year after Paramount did its first outdoor color feature, The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine, Warner Brothers shot this film entirely on location in the timber country of the State of Washington. God's Country And The Woman is about two feuding timber families and the head of one family trying to crush the other.

    But Robert Barrat has more than getting rid of Beverly Roberts and her holdings on his mind. He's got a lazy irresponsible playboy brother in the person of George Brent who spends the money as fast as Bob can cut down the trees to make it.

    Through a combination of circumstances that you have to watch God's Country And The Woman for, Brent winds up working for the opposition and wooing Beverly Roberts. I don't think I have to tell you how all this turn's out.

    Brent's playing a part that probably was originally written with Errol Flynn in mind, in fact I think the project was conceived for Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland. Bette Davis turned this one down also and went on suspension. So the B team of George Brent and Beverly Roberts was brought in.

    On the plus side the camera work in this film is superb. The footage was used many times over by Warner Brothers. Though not credited here, I recognize some of it from their later logging story from the Fifties, The Big Trees.

    The story however may have been a little too overplotted and Robert Barrat does an about face in character and motivation that one does not see coming in any way.

    Good scenery of the great Pacific Northwest and excellent background shooting of the work of the lumberjacks. Sad though that it's tied to a rather pedestrian tale.
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    • Release date
      • January 16, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Tornado
    • Filming locations
      • Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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