Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAfter leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics.After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics.After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics.
- A remporté 1 oscar
- 1 victoire et 1 nomination au total
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- (as James Aurness)
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- AnecdotesOn a cold day, Katrin (Loretta Young) prepares a drink called glogg for Glenn (Joseph Cotten). Glogg is usually made from claret, aquavit, sugar, cloves, cardamom, orange peel and raisins. It is ignited before being served.
- GaffesMrs. Morley's bedroom is on the the second floor of the house. When she and Clancy watch from her bedroom window as Katrin and Glenn run and then skate outdoors, the view out the window looks to be from ground level.
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[wildly cheering crowd on the political convention floor]
Katrin Holstrom: What are they yelling about?
Joseph Clancy: These days they yell for anything.
Katrin Holstrom: Anything?
Joseph Clancy: Sure, they'll scream if you yell "Fish for sale!"
Katrin Holstrom: Aw, no.
Joseph Clancy: [Stands up and yells] Fish for sale!
[the crowds roars]
- ConnexionsFeatured in The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
Young, in a role originally intended for Ingrid Bergman, won an Oscar for her portrayal of Katie Holstrom, a young woman who lives on a farm with her family. She saves her money and goes off to the big city to become a nurse. Unfortunately, thanks to taking a ride from someone who once worked for her family, she ends up loaning him her money and he won't pay her back. So she takes a temporary job as a second maid in the house of a Congressman (Cotten) until she can save enough for school.
It turns out that Katie is pretty outspoken when it comes to politics and, not only that, knows her stuff. When a congressman dies, Katie goes to a rally for the replacement that the party has put forward and embarrasses him with her questions. Political leaders from the other side are impressed and want her to run against him.
It's always fascinating to me, and a little sad, that films with political themes, no matter how old they are, always seem timely. I guess that's where the term "politics as usual" comes from, though no one adds "for the last hundred years." In this film, 100$ American is described by Finley, the party's candidate, as "white, not foreign born, of the right religion." Now tell me that couldn't be a scene today. The search for dirt is in this film, as is all the back office manuevering.
Loretta Young as a blond is every bit as beautiful as she was as a brunette, and she is a delight as the efficient, intelligent Katie. One can easily see how Joseph Cotten could fall for her. Ethel Barrymore, as Cotten's mother and the widow of a political great, does a wonderful job, strong-willed, clever, and no-nonsense. Charles Bickford, as the family's butler and friend is excellent as tough taskmaster who is nevertheless very impressed with his new charge.
This is a very warm film with a terrific cast that will give you some chuckles and make you realize that the more things change, the more they remain the same - in politics. In movies - well, that's another matter.
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- 22 févr. 2012
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- Durée1 heure 37 minutes
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