CLASSIC MOVIE REVIEW Loretta Young 🐮 THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER 👩🌾 the Tired Old Queen at the Movies
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- CLASSIC MOVIE REVIEW: Beautiful, Swedish maid, Loretta Young shakes up the household of senator Joseph Cotton as well as the political scene of the Capitol City in the hilarious political satire THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER (1947). Helping her enter politics are matriarch Ethel Barrymore and longtime butler Charles Bickford. Young won an unexpected Best Actress Academy Award for her delightful work, the first Oscar to be awarded for a comedy performance since Claudette Colbert in 1934’s IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT. You’ll be delighted by the warm-hearted work of all concerned and you’ll cheer her all the way to election day!
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I used to see Miss Young at Mass on Sunday and at Chasen's. She always looked perfect and was so gracious and lovely.
Loretta was a classy lady for sure.
Too bad she lied to her daughter for years and years about who her father was
@@Hihoweryew She did the best she could do. It was a different time and she would have lost her career if she had an out of wedlock child. She could have had an abortion but didn't. Judy was a lovely woman who looked exactly like her father so it wasn't the biggest secret in town.
@@Hihoweryew Well, it was a different time and who knows?
Read Judy's biography. Loretta continued to screw over her daughter for years and years afterwards. Loretta was not a nice mom. And, Loretta claimed that it was not consensual that night with Clark Gable although others present there said they were indeed an item and met often.
I confess my favorite is Ethyl B. She always has that wicked sense of humor bubbling just beneath the surface. 🎥 🎞️
I think so too. She should have been nominated for this one, instead that year, they nominated her for a tiny role in Hitchcock's "The Paradine Case".
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ ... according to IMDb trivia:
"Turned down a marriage proposal from Winston Churchill because she thought he didn't have much of a future." LOL
@@STEVEHAYESTOQI looked on IMDb for Paradine. Originally was almost 3 hours and Ethel B had many scenes which likely explain her nomination. However when film was released it ran just under two hours and Ethel was left with about three minutes of screen time.
Sail on Silver Boy! If I were ever to set sail, I would look around first for Steve Hayes before leaving land. ⛵⛵⛵
Awww, I'll give you an hour to cut that out!
If I was washed overboard I'd cling to a buoy.
Joseph Cotten was so handsome and talented. To this day, I'm still unnerved by his performance in Shadow Of A Doubt. Thank you Steve and Jonny!
Oh yes! Surely that, T.J.
Also, which other could have filled such shoes as he did in Third Man and Kane?
He was never given half the credit he deserved for being the versatiule actor he was.
@@jamesmiller4184 And be the perfect leading man for so many of the great actresses of the era.
@STEVEHAYESTOQ I 100% agree, Steve.
Also A Delicate Balance.
"You forgot your hood!" Pretty daring line for that time. Thanks Steve!
I guess.
I love that film, they are all great (and oh so fetching!) in it: Loretta, Joseph Cotten (who does not get the credit he most certainly deserves nowadays), and goddess Ethel Barrymore together with stupendous and totally forgotten Charles Bickford. Wonderful and utterly charming comedy, not without bite.
Mr Hayes, you did an excellent Loretta- Katie accent! And that " Loretta comes in a gown and announces she is going to play a Chinese peasant woman this week" had me in stitches.
I lovesdthat show! I grew up watching it faithfukly every week and trying to make graceful entrances through every door just like Loretta...As an Aunt of ine was quick to point out; " The writing was on the wall" . LOL!
She began to hit her stride in the early 1940's and was looking for roles that would provide interesting and perhaps slightly off beat roles: The Lady From Cheyenne (1941, Universal), a Wyoming school teacher who fights for women's rights, and in Ladies Courageous (1944, Universal), she ferries bombers overseas during World War II. She's a heroic savior of Chinese War orphans in the film China (1943, Paramount Pictures), and as a deaf woman bravely facing experimental surgery in the soap opera And Now Tomorrow (1944, Paramount Pictures).
By the late 1940's Young was looking everywhere for a certain role that would bring her the recognition by her peers, which meant the film would have to be Academy Award worthy and be successful at the box-office. That role was in The Farmer's Daughter (1947, RKO) Young's performance is droll, but charmingly so, and Young is lovely and completely in control of her performance as Karin Holstrom, Young did not treat this film to be walked through, but she studied hard for her part, which required a Swedish accent. No one imagined that Loretta Young would win an Academy Award for The Farmer's Daughter even the nomination was a shock. That year's competition was stiff with Young's good friend Rosalind Russell as the expected winner for her courage in doing Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra (1947, RKO). Thus, it was a stunned audience that watched an equally stunned Loretta Young mount the stage to accept the award. Her acceptance speech managed to be both graceful and flustered, "The Academy Awards has always been a spectator sport for me, but tonight" - here she referred to her magnificently green ruffled taffeta showstopper gown (designed especially for her by Adrian) - "I dressed for the stage, just in case." In 1949 Loretta Young would again be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for her performance as Sister Margaret in the light-hearted Come To The Stable (1949, 20th Century-Fox) this film was Loretta Young's personal favorite. Young's costar was Celeste Holm here playing Sister Scholastica who's past life is revealed that she was a famous tennis player who played at Wenbleton before the war.
By 1953 Young saw the hand writing on the wall when her last featured film It Happens Every Thursday premiered to luke-warm reviews. Wasting no time, she immediately began her amazingly successful television career. And it was television that made her even more famous then she was. She liked the new medium of television where she would be welcomed into many living rooms.
Loretta Young always presented herself as herself, twirling through French doors to greet her audience by saying "I'm a classy lady." Little did people know that behind the scenes she was working her tail off by producing, by casting, by editing, and by taking the rolls of film to the Los Angeles Airport making sure the film would arrive in New York safely and on time. When Loretta was making the transition from big screen to small screen Louis B. Mayer head of production at MGM warned her that television was the enemy and you'll never make another big screen film again. However Young not only saved her career but extended and increased her visibility overall. Loretta Young never gave up. She had real show business gumption. She fought, kept going, worked hard, she had a strong religious belief and a close knit family. She was well grounded.
As she aged she never lost her beauty. As a young women she was all eyes and prominent cheekbones, she was always smiling. As an older woman she was exactly the same. Loretta's last official photo was for a story that was in Vanity Fair magazine in 1999. She was 86 and she stared directly into the camera in a close-up that was as close as you can get. Loretta Young remained a star because she was willing to work very hard. No matter what happened, she stayed in the game.
In the end Loretta Young out smarted the Studio System. She died at the home of her sister Georgiana Montalban and her husband, actor Ricardo Montalban, in the early morning of August 12, 2000 at the age of 87 from ovarian cancer in Los Angeles, California.
😊wow--- beautiful labor of love of great star!!! Don't forget Bishops Wife. She was fab in that. So so present. I forgot all about grant and niven when she was in scene!!! ( no mean feat)
@@windstorm1000 Agree 💯!
@@windstorm1000 She had a radiance that swept you up and never let go.
Thanks for watching!
@@dwhitman3092 Yup!
With brothers as handsome as those three, I'd have stayed home. Another great job, Steve.
Staying because of your hot brothers would be rather incestuous.
Brothers? Are you promoting incest?
Me too! Yopu wanna know how to keep me down on the farm, give me brothers like these! LOL!
Hi Steve…. I absolutely love watching you, especially when you imitate the actors! You were absolutely given a gift of entertaining and joy!!! As a side note, I love it when Loretta rode up the staircase in the chair lift. 😂
I think Loretta is so beguiling in this and the comedic combination of Barrymore and Bickford can't be baet!
It is simply impossible not to watch a movie after one of your reviews. You are so delightful and informative. I've enjoyed you for years - and I saw Trick as well. You are just wonderful.
OMG! You just made my day! All My Very Best To You! Thanks so uch for watching! Steve
Steve, I’ve been watching and enjoying your movie reviews for several years. You make the movies more interesting with all the history you provide and, of course, your entertaining interpretations. God bless you for the smiles and laughs you have provided to so many of YOUR fans.
God Bless you too, My Friend. Thanks for watching and for letting me know yoiu like what we do. So appreciated! Happy Spring! Best Wishes; Steve
Loretta Young was absolutely very beautiful and very glamourous. And she was also a fascinating and versatile actress as you say, Mr Hayes.
She was a true star 🤩
Thank you so much from Milan, Italy
I'm so glad you watched and liked it. I agree, Loretta was a natural actress and much more versatile than the majority of the films she was given allowed her to eb. tekevsioin gave her more control and better roles. I love Italy and having friends there. Thanks for watching Ciao!
SOLD! All it took to hook me was the Steve Hayes Touch. Going on my Must Watch list! Thanks as always and Happy Easter - Johnny too!!
LOL! Mission accomplished!
Well Steve, sorry I can't make it, but have a happy summer cruise to Bermuda. Checked in to say that THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER is my favorite Loretta Young movie along with RACHEL AND THE STRANGER. She had a nice set of brothers in this movie for sure!
I also love " The Accused" and The Bishop's Wife", my favorirte Christmas movie. Thanks for watching! Steve
The cruise is next year in 2025….not this summer. Hopefully you can make it! Bon Voyage
I'm so grateful for this new entry! I wish that the TV series with Inger Stevens was available.
She was glowing on that show and I adored her.
Steve, great review. You sold me... never wanted to see this film but now I must watch this. Thanks!
I think you'll be delighted!
I can see that Ms. Young's performance in "The Farmer's Daughter" was noteworthy -- but your sincere imitation of her, Steve, is also classic. Thanks.
LOL! You made me blush a little. Thanks so much!
Steve, I always enjoy your reviews so much, and this was one of the best. This movie was one of my mother's favorite, and I watched it with her. She is gone now, so your brilliant review brings back so many memories. Thanks for being so talented and adorable.
My goodnss! Thank you for the lovely compliment!
Oh one of my absolute favorites! I am so happy they changed the title. So much more endearing.
That's exactly how I find this film. Endearing. Thanks for watching! Steve
That green dress would make a good inflatable raft on the cruise. I wonder if Debbie Reynolds ended up owning it.
I think one of her son's wives probably has it. It should go to the Academy Museum, The Aemrican Film Inmstitute...or perhaps, the Smithsonian. LOL!
I LOVE this movie!!! Thank you for covering it! Steve, I know Chris and Alan!!! Hugs to you!
So glad you like it and "the Boys".
Loretta young was gorgeous ❤
A sumptuous beauty and when paird with Tyrone Power or Cary Grant, you never know who to gaze at!
Hello Steve and a happy spring to you! I like this film and thought this was one of the better comedic Oscar-winning performances. Like yourself, I love Loretta in those Christmas movies of The Bishop's Wife and Come To The Stable. But don't you think her Oscar win, was one of those life achievement rewards for her long career, and she was liked and worked with so many in Hollywood by then? I actually think this role was a perfect fit for her and one of her best performances ever! Enjoy your cruise and wish I could go on it with you! Cheers!
Could be. It could also be that, in a year of heavy "message movies", the other nominees were in rather 'downer" roles that year and she she was brought a light touch to the proceedings. She's radiant, delighful and I always find her so sexy with Cotton.
Steve, you are just wonderful! I've been watching since the beginning and you are always fresh as springtime. Thank you so very much for sharing these reviews. I am unable to do that cruise, but I am encouraging all my friends to do so if they are able. Perfect destination, perfect time of year, PERFECT host. It's going to be a huge success! Bon voyage, my dear friend.
Oh, my gosh! Thanks so much!!! You made my day! SO glad you've been watching for such a long time. It pleases me more than I can say. Happy Spring! Steve
Joseph Cotten was such a funny man. I need to see this! Thanks, Steve.
He really was the perfect leadiung man for any of the big actresses of the '40's.
Thanks Steve...great review...I recall a parody of the opening of The Loretta Young Show where an actress in a huge swirling gown swirls out of the door and closing the door her dress gets caught in the door...hilarious memory
I often wondered how she didn't trip doing the swirl that always accompanied her entrance.
I remember that parody too! It must have been in the early 1960s, since the dramatic entrance through the double doors was apparently a feature of "The New Loretta Young Show," which aired on CBS from 1962 to 1963. Maybe the parody. we remember was on "That Was the Week That Was"? Anyhow, there is a RUclips montage of those showy entrances here: ruclips.net/video/h2TohMcW-9E/видео.htmlsi=JLp1J0I2NEwKhZ1e
PS to Steve Hayes: Thank you for your many videos. They are such fun to watch, and have made me aware of classic films I didn't know much about.
That lady that you're talking about in the parody of the Loretta Young Show was Miss Imogene Coca who was Sid Caesar's costar in the hit 1950's TV show Your Show of Shows. She was very funny.
@@johnward4557 Hooray! Mission accomplished! Makes me so happy!
Ethel Barrymore and Joseph Cotten are 2 of my favorite actors. But, when you mentioned the Loretta Young show (which I remember watching as a kid) all I could think of is the famous story about Loretta Young, Tallulah Bankhead and the swear jar on the set of the Loretta Young show.
LOL! That's been attributed to Tallulah,m Robert Mitchum, Ethel Merrman...and it's so funny noi matter who supposedly said it. Thanks for watching! Steve
Oh I enjoyed this one Steve and obviously so did you! That was such fun. If you find the time could you do the movie An Apartment for Peggy? I just love it, despite Jeanne Crain speaking like she's on speed. It's such a strange sweet story that lurches from comedy to pathos and one of my all time favourites. Thank you darling!
I'll add it to mu lsit and thanks for watching and for the suggestion!
Because of your review I watched this. Got the DVD at the library. Saw it ages ago but pretty much forgot about it. Its fun and seems like a crowd pleaser. I am glad she got the Oscar. Opened the door for other comic oriented women's performances in later yrs. Thanks!
Absolutely! It was a refreshing choice. As edmund Gwen and John Gielgud once said; ' Dying is easy, comedy's hard."
I may have seen this a hundred years ago when I was but a mere child (ha!) - I associate the title more with the 1963-66 ABC sitcom with the tragic Inger Stevens but I will have to definitely have to watch it based on your recommendation and, of course, Ethel Barrymore.
Barrymore and Charles Bickford are so delightful. They make for an unlikely yet completely wonderful comedy team.
I loved it when I saw it years ago. Among my earliest happy memories is watching Mme Young sweep through a doorway on her TV shows. I never aspired to drag, but I wanted the drama of her presence! Sadly, I can’t find ‘The Farmer’s Daughter’ on any of the streamers.
It may be on YouTUbe. I find lots of thing for rent and for very little there. Thanks for watching! Steve
I haven't seen this one in ages. For some reason, I never thought much of it, but now I need to watch it again through Steve's eyes. Great review, as usual.
Thanks so much! I love it!
Dear Steve, thank you so much for this blissful review of a film I absolutely love. The script is brilliant, the actors are perfectly cast, and Loretta Young is a total delight. For once she is good without being goody goody - in fact what I love best are some of her pithy political comments, and when you see her whole family you fall in love with all of them too. Loretta Young was incredibly lovely - a terrible old film named "Eternally Yours" turned up on television here recently and she was ravishing even in that. Honestly I'm not surprised she won an Oscar for this, (even with such competition) because she was so credible in it, and it's what we'd all like to happen in politics (here too, believe me) if only ... The dress she wore when she collected the Oscar was indeed dramatic, but it looks as though it's swallowing her, as well as anyone in her way! I do envy anyone able to go on one of the cruises you plan - how lovely for them - but I'm very glad that you still give us treats of reviews like these. Just to add a word about my mother, having mentioned her previously, she lost her beloved father in World War I, won a scholarship to Art school but had to work sewing instead, was staggeringly broad minded, brought me up surrounded by books (lost my father in World War II) used to repair our TV set in a storm of blue flashes because she wasn't afraid of electricity (!), loved humorous writing, had humorous bits published in newspapers and got to know editors, had to cope with me writing on her kitchen table when I fled from my husband, and she'd have adored your reviews as much as I do. I think you'd have liked her too. Happy Easter and very best wishes, Alida
God Bless your dear mother. She sounds wonderful and the kind of progressive woman who raised a liberal, progressive, daughter, with artistic talent, a head on her shoulders and a survivor to boot, as well as having a terrific sense of humor. I could lay other adjectives on you, but these are good for starters. I love " The Farnmer's Daughter" and the movie sLoretta made up until she went into television; " The Bishop's Wife" ( My favorite holiday movie), ' Rachel and the Stranger", " The Stranger", "The Accused" "Key To The City" and " Come To The Stable' specifically. She got a bit sancitmonious over the years, one thinks of the famous "swear box" story on the set, but my God, she was gorgeous. Happy Easter, My Friend; Steve
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Hooray!!!! Thanks for watching!
A terrific movie, full of FAB performances and a great review, Steve! Thank you!
My pleasure! Thanks so much for watching!!!
❤🎉 Loretta Young did some movies with the gifted Douglas Fairbanks Jr the most handsome actor to ever grace the big screen... Course he outclassed and out-acted her at every turn, so stunning were his performances and every character that FACE took on... !! 😍❤️🤩😁😋
Well, that's certainly one way of looking at it. Thanks for watching! Steve
Steve, yet another masterpiece review of an especially lovable and
talented lady. We thank you for it.
I used to watch her B&W shows back in I think the early Fifties, and
even when so young, wanted "Letter" to rhyme with "Lorreta," but of
course it never was to.
If-so, it would have appeared thusly: "Letta to Lorreta." Better, huh?
Of such reviews similar to yours (but never to be equaled) I watch
also young Ian Patrick's, another dear heart who loves the classics
passionately. He is just learning the art, following in your large foot-
steps. He is seemingly yourself when twenty years younger, I think.
Onward and upward to your next!!
Thanks so much for watching! All my very best! Steve
Your review was delightful! Thank you, Steve👍😃
Thank you, Melissa! So appreciated!
Im glad these videos went from being 2 mins long with little dialogue and few clips to a full on synopsis worthy of being shown on TCM
Oh thannk you! So glad ypu enjoy them.
Best review I ever saw. Thanks Steve, you make me happy to hear you. Just watched this movie-again- !💕💕🥰
OMG! Thank you SO much! You made my day!
Thanks, Mr. Johnny. (That's how we were taught to address adults when I was a child in New Orleans...I'm now 75...even if you were also an adult.) I'd definitely rather go on your cruise than the TCM variety, even if it was free! You'd be much more fun and informative.
My dear, sainted Mother used to love watching Loretta make her television entrance and swirl her dress. I caught Mother imitating her a couple of times when she didn't know I was watching.
Charles Bickford was wonderful in "Song of Bernadette," and also "Johnny Belinda." Ethel Barrymore and Joseph Cotton also teamed up in "Portrait of Jenny." Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much! I love the light touch of this film. You can tell they all were having a good time. Especially Barrimore and Bickford.
Oh what a treat. My moms favorite movie. Loves watching this were. Thank you thank you. Another great review. Happy Easter to Steve and all of those at Tired Old Queen at the Movies. Bravo.
You too and thanks so much for watching!
It was a great movie. Wonderful cast. Haven't seen it for years. Will have to find it. Thanks
You'll love it!
At that stage of her career, Ingrid Bergman felt only attracted to tormented characters in heavy psychological dramas... She would have been dull and completely miscast in "The farmer's daughter". On the other hand, Loretta Young was simply perfect in these light romantic comedies. She was not the most talented actress Hollywood had ever met but really was versatile, and a hard worker, and so charming and so beautiful... Toe to toe with her four rivals (Crawford, Hayward, McGuire and Russell) that year for the Oscar. To me, she deserved that award.
Thanks for mentioning Barrymore and Bickford... Movies were not the same without those extraordinary supporting performers.
I agree with the Oscar that year. I think the subject matters and the role so 0f the other conteneders were too heavy. "the famer's Daughter" was a loght, refreshing change of pace from the "message Movies" of the period. Viva Loretta!
I probably would not have watched this movie if not for your recommendation. I would have missed an absolutely delightful film, not to mention the awesome Ms. Barrymore!
Hooray! Mission accomplished. I'm so glad you liked it! Steve
Wonderful review, Steve. Can't believe I've never seen this movie, but I'll definitely seek it out now!
Hooray! Mission accomplished!
Thank you so much for this review! I have always loved this movie! What a sweet story.
I think it's delightful and so romantic.
Another wonderful review Steve!! I enjoy your reviews as much as some movies I have watched (or more!)
I was delighted to spy my favorite character actor, Charles Lane, in one of the clips. he looked like he was
playing a Charles Lane type role.
I LOVE your Swedish-American dialect!! I now have the uncontrollable urge to go around talking like this all
the time but I'm trying to control it. I'm also tempted to try out some of that "I Remember Mama" braid action,
but unfortunately I only have 7 hairs on my head so that kind of rules out the braided look.
Well, my hair is an optical illusion, It all grows in the front and I comb/yank it back to cover the bald spots, which aren't spots at all, they have been offcially described as " barren areas". LOL! When a strong wind comes up from behind it all sprouts up and I look like the NBC peacock...without the color. Oh, well....As the pillow that Bette Davis used to own states; " Old age ain't no place for sissies"...but if that's the case, where am I to go? So... I got to the movies! Hooray! Thanks for watching! Steve
Thank You, Steve! We sure as heck needed to have some political comedy right now! 😊 You're always such a breath of fresh air that provides so many with much pleasure. Can't make it on the trip, but wishing that everyone has a marvelous time! 🥰🎉
It will be and tell anyone you think might be interested! Thanks so much!
Gonna see this one! Thanks Steve!
You will love it! It has such great heart and it's so smart!
Those christmas catuses are always thriving
Yup!
Hi guys! Great to see you both and just in time for the holiday. I am going to look into this cruise for sure and if I can swing it I will go and would LOVE to have lunch with ya… you both look fabulous and I wish you a fantastic Easter. Cheers from Florida…. Brian
That would be so wonderful!!!
Always great to see you, Steve (and Ooooh, Johnny!) Woe! That Adrian gown was... an eyeful. Especially those shoulders, she could have put somebody's eye out with them! Dressing for the occasion, indeed! All the best, keep well and keep 'em coming!
iI's one of my favorite Oscar gowns! She had the right idea, if your going to the Oscars, make it look like you have!
Thanks Steve. I never saw this movie but now I plan to.❤🌹
Oh, t's such a sweet movie! Enchanting!
She was wonderful & so are your reviews!
Thank you so very much!
Another great pick, Steve! I’m realizing that I’ve underappreciated the female Barrymore sibling, so I’ll also be on the lookout for None but the Lonely Heart!
Well, when you find it, bring the handkies. It's a real tear jerker and she and Cary break your heart.
I hope that one day you could do an entry about either A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951) or A FACE IN THE CROWD (1957). Nobody thinks of Andy Griffith as a great actor but he was magnificent in this.
I have done " A Place In The Sun", check my YouTUbe channel for past episodes. "I'll put "
A Face In The Crowd" on my " To Do" list. Thanks for watching! Steve
I hope that you do FACE IN THE CROWD; It's a vastly underrated movie - And thanks for responding to your fans.@@STEVEHAYESTOQ
Thank you for another delightful recommendation.
My pleasure. I hope you like the film and think you will.
Thanks for noting how young she was when she started acting, which explains why it seemed to me like she had such a long career without really aging. I think I first saw her in Employees' Entrance and I remember her most from The Bishop's Wife. It's been so long since I've seen this one that I'll stream it soon.
I think you'll be delighted.
If you want to see Young in a really "against type" role, check out "Midnight Mary" Warner Bros. (1932 I think) with Ricardo Cortez and Una Merkel. She plays a really bad girl with lose morals up for a murder wrap.
If you want to see Young in an early ''against type" role, check out "Midnight Mary", Warner Bros. (1932 I think) TCM has it. She plays a really bad girl with lose morals, up for a murder charge. Which proves she really COULD play anyone.
I haven’t seen this film in years. The clips are tempting me.
Interesting Charles Bickford fact. He was nominated 3x for best supporting actor in the 40s. He lost all 3 but each time the lead actress won the Oscar. Jennifer Jones (Song of Bernadette), this film for Loretta Young, and Jane Wyman (Johnny Belinda).
He should have been up many more times. He was always so goiod. I loved him in a later film, " Not As A Stranger" where he played the irracible small town doctor to Robert Mitchum's intern. Simply wonderful.
I agree. And although he only had three scenes, his performance in Days of Wine and Roses is terrific. His last scene, where he breaks down over his daughter, is so sad.
Happy Spring! Nothing makes my day like a TOQ review, Thanks so much you guys.
Side fact; Miss Young was born about a mile and a half from my house
Well then, I think you should give a twirl in her honor every time you pass it! Thanks for watching!
Hollywood stardom and staying power for any actress in Hollywood during the 1930's through to the 1960's was a tough business. Not too many actresses achieved career longevity considering that there were so many big-name female stars of the day. Much of the support came from women who went to the movies every week. But longevity for women is tricky. The camera can be quite cruel and does not lie, it sees all, lines, some thickening around the waist, and the loss of that dewy shine of the first hint of womanhood. Also society's standards for women were stricter and the attitude towards romantic screen pairings of older women and younger men were less accepting. If an actress could last a decade, she paid off. If she could last two decades, she was a phenomenal success. If she lasted longer than that, she was a miracle, and today we call her a Legend: Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, and Katharine Hepburn. These women were tough, smart, determined, tenacious, steadfast and strong-willed. Each of them had a distinctive quality, that made them unique and it didn't hurt to have an indestructible frame of mind. Each actress refused to be labeled by the Studios, Davis fought it, Stanwyck grew past it, Crawford embraced it and Hepburn was too well off personally to need it. As always there are exceptions to the rule. These exceptions were three actresses who refused to be labeled by the studio, they all had excellent survival instincts that helped them later on in finding a solution in dealing with the Studio and in their career. One outsmarted the Studio (Loretta Young), One rose above the Studio (Irene Dunne), and one married the Studio (Norma Shearer).
Gretchen Michaela Young was born on January 6, 1913, her screen debut (uncredited) was in the 1917 film Primrose King. Her first lead role came in 1928, when she was fifteen, and Lon Chaney personally chose her to play opposite him in Laugh, Clown, Laugh. Possessing a melodious speaking voice as well as an ethereal beauty, Young easily made the transition to sound. She worked steadily throughout the 1930's and 1940's and into the early 1950's, receiving an Academy Award in 1947 for The Farmer's Daughter, and filming her last featured film It Happens Every Thursday, in 1953. Later that year, on September 30, Young debuted on NBC in a weekly television series that she and her then husband (Tom Lewis) co-created, Letter To Loretta, which became The Loretta Young Show in 1954. Then it was titled The Loretta Young Theatre in reruns in 1960, and finally The New Loretta Show in 1962. She became a top-rated star on television for eleven years, from 1953 to 1964, receiving three Emmy Awards as Best Actress (in 1954, 1956, and 1959).
How did she do it? Loretta Young was a pioneer career woman who took charge of her own image and career. She studied every facet of film-making, asking serious questions about lighting and camera angles, making herself the master of her make-up and costuming.
Originally under contract to Warner Brothers, Young was taken along to 20th Century Pictures by Darryl F. Zanuck in 1933, when he left Warners. Again when 20th Century merged with the Fox Studio in 1935 and Zanuck was put in charge, Young accompanied him. Young was famous for constantly asking him to star her in dramas that did not depend on her beauty or by being a clotheshorse. By the end of the 1930's, Loretta Young had survived silent films, the pre-code era, hoop-skirts and studio assignments. She had become a top-drawer movie star, appearing in A-picture productions only. Young had the money, the fan adulation, the fame, and the respect, and she had done it without much Studio intervention. Almost any actress in Hollywood would have settled for Young's career: it was what most of them dreamed of achieving. But by 1939, Young was restless, and dissatisfied - not with stardom itself, which had always been a motivating goal for her, but with her form of it. What she wanted was control, she didn't want to walk away from Hollywood like Deanna Durbin did, nor did she want to be left alone like Garbo did. And so, to everyone's surprise, Loretta Young just upped and left when her contract at Fox expired in 1939 and went independent. She boldly and consciously broke away from the direction in which she was headed in. It was a move almost no star made, and the ones who did were usually men. She had taken a daring step toward controlling her image. By, taking command of her career and also by ignoring type casting Loretta was one of the smartest female movie stars.
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🌷💛🐇💜🪻 A springtime hello, Steve! Thank you for the great review. And the cruise sounds fabulous!
Come and join me! We'll sail away and have a ball!
Loretta was perfect in this and although I adore Ingrid, Loretta had far better comic timing. Speaking of a Young comedy, I would love to see a review of "Key to the City" (1950) . One of Young's and definitely Clark Gable's best comedies ( except maybe for "It Happened One Night"). This film is hilarious and the running joke with Frank Morgan as the accidental pyromaniac Fire Chief is a scream! Thanks Steve.❤
I like that one too! It was the film that reunited them ,after their affair and subsequent daughter, while making " Call Of The Wild" in the early " 30's. Tanks for watching. Steve
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ Yes, I know, it must have made for some awkward moments. 😁❤️
Terribly simple movie but it roped me in. To me, Barrymore sells it. As you say, the late 40's started her golden film era. A year before this, in 1946, she made The Spiral Staircase (which is still thrilling for me as I love stories set in the gilded age.)
Two years after this she would make Pinky (1949) and that one solidified my admiration for her. Unreadable expressions. A female poker face.
And that amazing deep voice, the tone of which could convey a .multitude of expressions. I adored her.
Thank you!😊
Thank you for watching!
I loved this movie when I watched it as a kid. After your review I'm going to re-watch it. The way you talk about movies brings a whole new light to them and im eternally grateful. Many thanks, as always Steve, for another brilliant video. 😊
Thank so much for the delightful comment and for watching!
I will have to look for this one, thanks 😊
Please do, you'll be pleasantly surprsied.
I love this movie ❤❤😊😊😊I always watch it close to election day . People should watch it before voting 🗳 😉
I've always thought it one of the cleverest politiocal satires.
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ yes I agree Steve .. have a blessed holiday to you and Johnny
Thank you for another excellent movie recommendation! My father passed away late last year and one of the only things that cheers my mother up is watching the old movies you suggest. I'll track down the Farmer's Daughter for our visit with Mom this Sunday. Thanks again! 😘❤
She might also like " Rachel and the Stranger" with Loretta , William Holden and Robert Mitchum. WOW!
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ Thank you! I will put that on my list as well. You're the best! 😃
Great review.
Thanks, so glad you liked it! Gotta' love Loretta.
I have a lot of fun with this sweet, fun movie with a cast that i love. Your videos always making my day. Loretta was and is underrated, she was not only gorgeous but a very good actress. Thank you & happy easter for your guys!
If you watch a dvd of "Rebecca" you can see her wonderful adudition. Selznick loved her perfromance, but thought she was too beautiful and wasn't mousy enough.
I really love this video, that movie is awesome Loretta was amazing and that Oscar was so deserved 😊. Also, I'm your big fan.
I'm deligted to hear it! A comedy performance in the Best Actress catagory hadn't won since Caludette Colbert for " It Happened One Night"! in 1934.
What an entertaining review. Subscribed, thank you 😊
Thanks so much! You made my day! Steve
Fantastic film my mom's favorite actress..Looking at Loretta is like looking at my mom♥ I must see this wonderful gem..again! 🎭
Those of us who grew up watching her on TV, she was the most elegant thing we'd ever seen.
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ She was!!! ❤❤
Joseph Cotten in a comedy lol. Drew looks like her gran.
He was delightful and so versatile. Yes. she has many similar traits. Barrymore had that incredible deep voice which could soothe or threaten at the slifghtest inflection. A consumate actress.
This slipped past me...wonderful review as always.
Time to give it a shot. I think you'll be pleased! Steve
I haven’t seen this little gem for years! A hilarious film to watch in this, an election year! Loretta Young was just gorgeous, a lady from top to bottom. Happy Easter to you and Johnny🐰🐰!
Happy Easter to you too. I think that the topic is timely as well.
What the world needs now is more Steve. Loved this. And Keith Andes was so hot in this movie. Just sayin.
Just agreein'! How are you, My Friend? I hope you are well, busy and happy! You are still as handsome oas ever. Thanks, as always for the lovely comments. I always love hearing from you. Happy Spring! 🥰
Oh my lord I love you so much!!! ❤
Thank you! Made my day!
Few know this but Loretta was show biz veteran of twenty five years by the time she was 35!!! Started at five I think!! Unbelieable.
She'd been around since she was little and was more than ready.
What an amazing review! I will watch it.
Hooray! Mission accomplished!
"You're taking me to Burmuda. I didn't want to worry you but throats bad and my doctor says..."
"Camille Beachaump" - "I'm Auint Charlotte. Every family has one. "
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ Pardon me, but is this the way to Europe, France?
My Mom loved this movie but I have never seen it. I will check it out.
Hooray! Trust your Mom! It's alot of fun!
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ My Mom knew a lot about movies, she also knew a lot about the movie stars, if were watching an old movie with her she would tell us about movie stars private lives who they married and what happened to them later. She was our Leonard Maltin
Its so good to you still doing your work.
Yup. Can't keep the ole' Queen down! LOL!
Hi Steve, you look mah-va-lous Dahling, Aging Backwards. Wonderful review, forgot all about The Farmer's Daughter, searching for it now. I love this movie. See ya, and Thanks again.❤❤
Oh, I hope you find it! It's always been a faorite.
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ I did, it's on RUclips. Enjoyed it, Happy Easter.
I saw CHARLES LANE!!!
Well, don't tell him, he may not know. LOL!
According to Wikipedia re: Bergman declining the part:
Because of rumors that Joseph Cotten and Ingrid Bergman were having an affair, Bergman was replaced by Loretta Young.
I find it very interesting that THAT is all that's said about the Production portion of the pictures info. Wikipedia will either have nothing or in the case of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane for example, several paragraphs of information. The Production portion of Wikipedia's page re: movies is used to provide "behind the scenes" information about the film in question and is often the same info we already knew. Except for this film. That single, small, single sentenced "paragraph" is something I admit I knew nothing about! But is it true? Why wouldn't it be? Now I admire Miss Bergman and find her to be one of the most fascinating, talented and successful Actresses of her time. And pass no judgment whatsoever (besides who are any of us to judge someone with 3 Academy Awards and who lived in a world where Hollywood stars were protected by studio "Publicity Departments", aka "Studio Damage Control", that is provided your box office was sufficient enough for the studio to cover up all of your worst behavior) despite her being married with a daughter who I think were still back in Sweden at the time. And she did have that much publicized affair / out of wedlock pregnancy with Italian filmmaker and husband to another of my favorites, Anna Magnani, and father to Isabella, Rosselini. That scandal even made the Pope all but excommunicate them both (and several years before Elizabeth Taylor or Madonna being placed on their respective Pope's sh! t lists), again while she was still married to her I'll say it, poor defeated husband. So it's just another story of how "Actress A" passed up a part that "Actress B" won an Academy Award for. And I personally think having an actress who wasn't Swedish play a Sweed obviously made Youngs win an actual win for the work. It did however ruin the chances for Irene Dunne, the original Glenn Close of the Academy Awards, lose out on a possible win for her final Nomination of her career for her role in I Remember Mama, a personal favorite of mine.
They all had affairs. Ingrid was no saint, none of them were, even though they expected her to be after " Bells Of St Marys". Irene was lovely in " I Remember Mama, but she was up against tough competition that year, Jane Wyman in 'Johnny Belinda" and Olivia deHvilliand in what many people believe to be her best role; " The Snake pit". I think in this case, the majority of the pictures that year were "message" movies and the other roles were so dour, Loretta's was a breath of fresh air. Elia Kazan said in he memoir, it's not the actress/actor that wins the Oscar, it's the role. Thanks for watching! Steve
Thanks for putting the spotlight on this film. I think it so undervalued.
Dear James, I do too! It think it's one of the best political satires, besides being an irrsistable romantic comedy. Everyone is delightful.
@stevetoq I just found you (yay!) I love old TCM movies but don't have cable anymore in hospice. You chose some of my all-time favorite films, so I guess we both have good taste! Any chance you can do (or have done) The Shop Around the Corner? Or one of my faves, Dinner at 8? Razors Edge with Tyrone Power? I'll be watching! Brightest blessings to you both!
This movie has never been so relevant than in this presidential election year(2024). Lord help us!
Indeed. I wish this election was a funny.
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ Have you seen "He stayed for Breakfast" with Loretta Young? It's very good!
I love the cast... however, I find this film almost unwatchable. I adore Loretta, but I want to see Inger Stevens!❤Steven's! Maybe after seeing this I'll watch it with an open mind.
Yes, do ! I loved Inger Stevens too, but think Loretta is spectacular!
There are a few episodes on YT - they are hard to come by otherwise.
What is the farmer's daughter?
You're right!
*Dorothy looks confused*
I thought it was a different kind of movie..
Ah-ha! You devil!
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ I'm so glad someone got the reference!
H. C. Potter does seem to have a way with comedy. And Lex Barker.
I wouldn't mind having my way with Lex Barker...or Keirh Andes... or young James Arness for that matter. When it comes to hunky bros, I ain't fussy! LOL!
I hope to wach this movie. ❤❤❤
I hope so too! I think you'll just love it!
@@STEVEHAYESTOQ yes 😊
Mrs. Olson and Folger's.
Well, inspirations have to come from somewhere.
What a treat! It's been too long, Steve 🙂 Nice to see you again.
So glad you like it and thanks for watching!
Loretta Young deserved her Academy Award. What she did not deserve was that godawful gown Adrian designed for her to wear to the ceremony. Adrian is my favorite designer but he botched that one. As bad as it looks in black-and-white, you should see it in color ( photos exist). Ugh!
I have and it remains my favorite Oscar gown. Different strokes... LOL!