Come and Get It (1936)
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89% of critics liked it
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49% of users liked it
(845 ratings)
Set in the woodlands of Wisconsin, Come and Get It stars Edward Arnold as a logger-turned-lumber tycoon. In his rise to the top, Arnold loses out on a chance for lasting happiness by spurning earthy dance hall girl (Frances Farmer), who marries his best pal (Walter Brennan) on the rebound. Marrying… More Set in the woodlands of Wisconsin, Come and Get It stars Edward Arnold as a logger-turned-lumber tycoon. In his rise to the top, Arnold loses out on a chance for lasting happiness by spurning earthy dance hall girl (Frances Farmer), who marries his best pal (Walter Brennan) on the rebound. Marrying for position rather than love, Arnold becomes a society leader in Milwaukee. His son (Joel McCrea) falls in love with the daughter of Arnold's first love (Frances Farmer plays both mother and daughter). Himself smitten by the daughter, Arnold battles with his son over the girl's affection, only to be shocked back into his senses when the girl reprimands his son, "Don't hit him! He's an old man!" Based on a novel by Edna Ferber, Come & Get It carries two directorial credits: William Wyler was dismissed early on by producer Sam Goldwyn, and when Howard Hawks took over, it was on the proviso that Wyler be given co-directing billing. For his performance as Edward Arnold's Scandinavian cohort, Walter Brennan won the first-ever "best supporting actor" Oscar. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Howard Hawks
- Written By
- Jules Furthman, Jane Murfin
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 6, 1936 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Frank S. Nugent, New York Times
Although there is nothing new in the theme, it has been simply and powerfully expressed by a number of admirable performances, and it has been played against an interesting background.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The first part of the film, the best, is unmistakably Hawks.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Stinging look at how big business exploits and destroys Nature.
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Frances Farmer as the hardened beer-hall tart is beguilingly stylized
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Botched melodrama that's based on the novel by Edna Ferber.
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Cast
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Edward Arnold
as Barney Glasgow
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Joel McCrea
as Richard Glasgow
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Frances Farmer
as Lotta Morgan/Lotta Bostrom
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Walter Brennan
as Swan Bostrom
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Andrea Leeds
as Evvie Glasgow
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Frank Shields
as Tony Schwerke
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Mady Christians
as Karle
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Mary Nash
as Emma Louise Glasgow
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Clem Bevans
as Gunnar Gallagher
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Edwin Maxwell
as Sid LeMaire
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Cecil Cunningham
as Josie
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Harry C. Bradley
as Gubbins
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Rollo Lloyd
as Steward
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Charles Halton
as Hewitt
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Phillip Cooper
as Chore Boy
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Al K. Hall
as Goodnow
- Hank Worden
