The Great Meadow (1931)

Directed by

Charles Brabin

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman marries a frontiersman and moves to a remote settlement in Kentucky. The film follows their struggles to build a life in the wilderness.

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What happens

The Great Meadow is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film, produced and distributed by MGM with direction by Charles Brabin. The film starred Eleanor Boardman and Johnny Mack Brown. It is based on the novel The Great Meadow by Elizabeth Madox Roberts, which is similar in theme to Drums Along the Mohawk by Walter D. Edmonds, which was later made into the 1939 film of the same name directed by John Ford. MGM filmed The Great Meadow in a widescreen format called "Realife". However, it is unclear whether it was released in that widescreen process due to declining interest of the movie-going public. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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