Few films touch the heart so deeply as this one and fewer still present such moving performances.
Robinson is terrific as a Wisconsin farmer who takes very seriously the raising of his daughter, O'Brien. When attractive Gifford arrives in Benson Junction to teach school, a great deal of excitement ensues, particularly over the way in which handsome town newspaper editor Craig is drawn to her.
Craig is called to serve in WWII and asks Gifford to wait for him, but she cannot make such a commitment. Robinson is disraught later when O'Brien and her cousin, Jenkins, disappear. The children are found alive but soaking wet in a bathtub that has taken them on a perilous...
Released:
1945
Rated:
NR
Length:
105 mins