The Green Promise.
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Stars Marguerite Chapman and Walter Brennan. Portrays the younger generation which is improving farming methods with the help of the 4-H farm youth movement, courage and romance.
It tells the story of a farmer, Matthews, his son and three daughters. The family leaves behind a failing farm, the family travel to pastures new. It is Susan's (Matthews's youngest daughter) yearning ambition to raise lambs. Susan joins the 4-H club, secures a loan from the bank and buys two lambs. She cares for them like she is a mother.
It tells the story of a farmer, Matthews, his son and three daughters. The family leaves behind a failing farm, the family travel to pastures new. It is Susan's (Matthews's youngest daughter) yearning ambition to raise lambs. Susan joins the 4-H club, secures a loan from the bank and buys two lambs. She cares for them like she is a mother.
Credits
- Russell, William D.
- Cast
- Marguerite Chapman, Walter Brennan
Complete catalog record
THE GREEN PROMISE. Glenn McCarthy Productions. Released through RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1949. 94 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Summary: A bucolic drama about a well-meaning but domineering farmer and his four motherless children. When they face disaster as a result of the father's obstinacy, the local 4–H Club arrives with power machinery to assist in reclaiming the fields. Credits: Producers, Robert Paige, Monty F. Collins; director, William D. Russell; original story and screenplay, Monty F. Collins; music score, Rudy Schrager; film editor, Richard Farrell. Cast: Marguerite Chapman, Walter Brennan, Robert Paige, Natalie Wood, Jeanne LaDuke. © Glenn McCarthy Productions; 18Mar49; LP2280.
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