The Green Promise
The Green Promise | |
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Directed by | William D. Russell |
Written by | Monte Collins (screenplay and story) |
Produced by | Monte Collins (producer) Robert Paige (producer) |
Starring | Marguerite Chapman Walter Brennan Robert Paige |
Cinematography | John L. Russell |
Edited by | Richard W. Farrell |
Music by | Rudy Schrager |
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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Green Promise is a 1948 American
As of 2015[update], the film was released into the public domain.
Plot
It tells the story of a farmer, Matthews, his son and three daughters. Leaving behind a failing farm, the family travel to pastures new. Help is proffered by agricultural county agent, David Barkley, who is immediately attracted to Matthews's eldest daughter, Deborah. Needing Deborah to run his house, and fearing David may take her away, Matthews refuses David's advice and help. He is pig-headed and sleeps through the pastor's sermon on education, understanding and tolerance. It is Susan's (Matthews's youngest daughter) yearning ambition to raise lambs. Though only ten years old, she joins the
Cast
- Marguerite Chapman as Deborah Matthews
- Walter Brennan as Mr. Matthews
- Robert Paige as David Barkley
- Natalie Wood as Susan Anastasia Matthews
- Ted Donaldson as Phineas Matthews
- Connie Marshall as Abigail Matthews
- Robert Ellisas Peter "Buzz" Wexford
- Jeanne LaDuke as Jessie Wexford
- Irving Bacon as Julius Larkins
- Milburn Stone as Rev. Jim Benton
- Geraldine Wall as Mrs. Wexford
Production
During the storm scene shot at Goldwyn Studios, Natalie Wood was supposed to run across a bridge, which would collapse into the torrent of water beneath, after she reached the opposite side. However, the stunt went wrong and the bridge collapsed while Wood was still on it. She fell into the water, banging her left wrist as she fell. Though she managed to pull herself back up, the young actress was shaken and her wrist was broken. The bone was not set correctly and healed so that it protruded from the wrist. She would thereafter disguise the protruding bone with a bracelet.[citation needed]
A nationwide contest for a 4-H Club girl to have a small part in the picture was won by
References
- ^ a b "The Green Promise: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ Finstad, Suzanne Natasha: The Biography of Natalie Wood Random House, February 15, 2011
- ^ "4H Girls Enter Talent Hunt". Cypress Enterprise. Cypress CA: West Orange County Publishing Co. July 9, 1948. p. 2.. Archive.org scan by Orange County Archives.
External links
- The Green Promise at IMDb
- The Green Promise at the TCM Movie Database
- The Green Promise is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- The Green Promise at AllMovie
- The Green Promise at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films