City Girl

This article is about the 1930 film. For the 1984 film, see City Girl (1984 film).

City Girl
Directed by	F.W. Murnau
Produced by	William Fox
Written by	Marion Orth, Berthold Viertel Play: Elliott Lester
Starring	Charles Farrell Mary Duncan
Music by	Arthur Kay
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Editing by	H.H. Caldwell Katherine Hilliker
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s)	Feb. 16, 1930
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles

City Girl is an American 1930 silent film directed by F.W. Murnau. Along with Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 4 Devils and Tabu, these mark Murnau's Hollywood productions. The director wanted the film to be called Our Daily Bread.^[1]

A version of the film, with some sound elements, was made alongside the silent version.^{[citation needed]} Today the sound version is lost.

Plot summary

The city girl Kate falls in love with farmer Lem. He takes Kate to his family farm but Kate has trouble being accepted by the family.

Cast

• Charles Farrell as Lem Tustine
• Mary Duncan as Kate
• David Torrence as Mr Tustine
• Edith Yorke as Mrs Tustine
• Anne Shirley as Marie Tustine
• Tom McGuire as Matey
• Richard Alexander as Mac
• Pat Rooney as Butch
• Ed Brady as Reaper
• Roscoe Ates as Reaper
• Mark Hamilton as Hungry Reaper
• Ivan Linow as Taxi Driver
• Arnold Lucy as Cafe Patron
• Helen Lynch as Girl On Train
• Jack Pennick as Reaper
• Guinn Williams as Reaper

References

1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020768/trivia

External links

• City Girl at the Internet Movie Database
• City Girl at AllRovi