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Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! poster
Directed by
F. Hugh Herbert
Genre
drama film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two antagonistic stepbrothers live on a midwestern farm with their mother. One brother takes a job with a neighboring farmer, buys a pair of mules, and must learn to train them while competing with his brother for the farmer's daughter's affections.

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What happens

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! is a 1948 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by F. Hugh Herbert, based on the novel of the same name by George Agnew Chamberlain. Released by 20th Century Fox, the film stars June Haver, Lon McCallister, and Walter Brennan. Marilyn Monroe has a bit part and a young Natalie Wood also appears in the film. The screenplay was adapted by the director F. Hugh Herbert from the novel of the same name by George Agnew Chamberlain. The film tells the story of two antagonistic stepbrothers living on a mid-western farm with their mother. One of them takes a job as a hired-hand with a neighboring farmer from whom he buys a pair of mules and must learn to train them, and whose daughter he is in love with, though she entices both brothers to compete for her affections. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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