Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #391 in VHS
• Released on: 1999-03-30
• Rating: Unrated
• Formats: Black & White, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Original language: English, Swedish
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 97 minutes

Customer Reviews

I've loved this movie for years!!
Unlike some of the other reviewers, I've watched and loved this movie for years. The is one of Loretta Young's best, along with "Rachel and the Stranger" which is also wonderful. Being an old movie addict, it just boggles my mind WHY distributors will put out a movie on VHS and then not on DVD??? There are so many unbelieveably wonderful old movies that deserve to be put on DVD and this is one of them!

A Truly Heartwarming Film - And Great Family Entertainment
This movie is as heartwarming as others, "It's A Wonderful Life" comes to mind, that have become classics, but it doesn't seem to get the same amount of respect. Loretta Young won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Katie Holstrom, and she deserved it very much. Charles Bickford, as the butler Clancy, was also nominated that year in the Best Supporting Actor category. He was just great as well.

The story is about a young woman's journey to town from her father's farm to become a nurse. Once in town, she gets sidetracked by romance and politics. There are some wonderful moments throughout that will make you laugh and may even bring a tear to your eye. I can't recommend this film enough. It's just great.

Wow, What a Find!
I tripped over this movie one day on TCM and absolutely fell in love with it! Loretta Young plays Katie, a Swedish maid that is very interested in politics. As fate would have it, she is working in the house of a powerful family in politics, but she doesn't always agree with their positions or the candidates they nominate. What she does enjoy, though, is the company of Joseph Cotten, who plays son Glenn Morley. I love their sweet romance, especially when Katie is running around the lake and Glenn can't keep up.
Just as the two protagonists really start to connect, Glenn's mother (the wonderful Ethel Barrymore) calls a meeting of her political party to nominate a candidate, one that Katie really opposes. So she decided to run for Congress herself.
This movie is so wonderful, really filled with romance, comedy, and the spirit of democracy. Not to mention Katie's handsome brothers!