Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.
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- 1 win & 3 nominations
Stephen Strachan
- Hank
- (as Steve Strachan)
Jane McGregor
- Abby
- (as Jane Mcgregor)
Jacqueline Robbins
- Mrs. Pratt
- (as Jackie Robbins)
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- TriviaAll the butterflies in this film were surprisingly made with CGI.
- GoofsWhen the main characters are pulling into the barn dance, you can see a modern white mini-van sticking out from behind the barn.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
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Nice family film
During World War II, Livy was studying to be an archaeologist when she got pregnant, and she ended up in an arranged marriage to Ray, a kind but boring farmer who lived miles from most of the 'modern conveniences'. Livy tried hard to adjust to her new life but sometimes wondered if she had made a mistake. It helped that Ray's sister Martha treated her so warmly, and there were plenty of activities in the nearby towns, and caring people.
Ray needed help on his farm, and like many area farmers, he used Japanese from internment camps. Livy met two very nice and quite articulate Japanese girls, Rose and her sister Florie, who turned out to have been born in this country and quite educated. Ray cared little about the Japanese, thinking of them as needed to do farm work--and besides, his brother died at Pearl Harbor. We are reminded more than once that a war is going on--there are German POWs in the area, and the young Japanese women did explain what happened to their family.
Keri Russell did a good job as Livy, and Skeet Ulrich's Ray showed amazing patience with his wife. Mare Winningham was also good as Martha, and the two Japanese actresses were quite charming, though Florie smiled a little too much. Rose had almost no accent and Gwendoline Yeo made her quite dignified.
This was a pleasant family film, with almost nothing to keep children from watching. Even the references to premarital sex were handled quite tastefully.
Ray needed help on his farm, and like many area farmers, he used Japanese from internment camps. Livy met two very nice and quite articulate Japanese girls, Rose and her sister Florie, who turned out to have been born in this country and quite educated. Ray cared little about the Japanese, thinking of them as needed to do farm work--and besides, his brother died at Pearl Harbor. We are reminded more than once that a war is going on--there are German POWs in the area, and the young Japanese women did explain what happened to their family.
Keri Russell did a good job as Livy, and Skeet Ulrich's Ray showed amazing patience with his wife. Mare Winningham was also good as Martha, and the two Japanese actresses were quite charming, though Florie smiled a little too much. Rose had almost no accent and Gwendoline Yeo made her quite dignified.
This was a pleasant family film, with almost nothing to keep children from watching. Even the references to premarital sex were handled quite tastefully.
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- Feb 1, 2005
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- Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Magic of Ordinary Days (#54.2)
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