"Sugar, if we all took root and squatted, there would never be any new country."
Not overly impressed with this one. Advertises an amazing depiction of the "Oklahoma Land Rush," but I was less than thrilled. Can't really blame the movie, it being over 80 years old at this point. People rushing around on horses just isn't enough to amaze nowadays.
The lead actor has charisma, but his character was distasteful to me. He seemed like a good, friendly, moral guy, but then he would just up and leave his family (a super supportive wife played by Irene Dunne who left her whole life behind to follow him, and their 2 children) in search of adventure because of his "wanderlust" with 5 minutes notice for years and years, never even writing to check in or to let them know he's alive. I'm sorry, but that just disgusts me. And his wife stays loyal to him for all that time and keeps his paper running (with his name at the top), and I just wanted to kick her and say, "He's a jerk! You're a smart, resourceful, loyal woman. Dump his ass, put your name on top of the paper and find a guy that deserves you!" She did have some wayward ideas -a little judgmental, and racist towards the Indians, though she changes her tune on those issues by the end.
Anyway, frustrated me, and kind of dull.
Not much plausibility in ANY man leaving Irene Dunne behind!
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