City Girl (1930)

Released: 1930-01-12 Duration: 1hr 28min

Genres: Drama Romance

Rating 7.4

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SEE AND HEAR LIFE IN THE "RAW" WITH THE "CITY GIRL"

Overview

A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	6.397

Directed By

F. W. Murnau

Crew

Writer
Berthold Viertel

Writer
Marion Orth

Dialogue
Elliott Lester

Director
F. W. Murnau

Original Music Composer
Arthur Kay

Editor
H.H. Caldwell

Editor
Katherine Hilliker

Director of Photography
Ernest Palmer

Sound Director
A.F. Erickson

Costume Design
Sophie Wachner

Sound Director
A.H. Van Buren

Assistant Director
William Tummel

Assistant Art Director
Edgar G. Ulmer

Assistant Director
Frank Powolny

Settings
Harry Oliver

Producer
William Fox

Sound
Harold Hobson

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