{"id":18245,"date":"2011-06-23T19:35:17","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T02:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18245"},"modified":"2021-02-02T19:09:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T02:09:15","slug":"come-and-get-it-roaring-timber-1936","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18245","title":{"rendered":"Come and Get It \/ Roaring Timber (1936)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;In ten years, I&#8217;m going to be one of the richest men in this state! You wait and see.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-18246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Poster.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn ambitious lumberjack (Edward Arnold) marries the daughter (Mary Nash) of his business partner rather than the woman he really loves &#8212; saloon singer Lotta Morgan (Frances Farmer). Years later, he meets Lotta&#8217;s daughter (also Frances Farmer), and falls immediately in love with her &#8212; as does his son (Joel McCrea).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edward Arnold Films<\/li>\n<li>Frances Farmer Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Howard Hawks Films><\/li>\n<li>Joel McCrea Films<\/li>\n<li>Rivalry<\/li>\n<li>Walter Brennan Films<\/li>\n<li>William Wyler Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary&#8217;s response to this &#8220;well-mounted Samuel Goldwyn production of Edna Ferber&#8217;s novel&#8221; &#8212; &#8220;the only major film of Frances Farmer&#8217;s career&#8221; &#8212; is a bit of a surprise. He states that Farmer is &#8220;not so impressive that we can lament about how great her career would have been if Hollywood hadn&#8217;t destroyed her&#8221;, and argues that while &#8220;she is certainly capable and shows signs of intelligence&#8221;, &#8220;what&#8217;s most striking is how closely Jessica Lange resembles her in <em>Frances<\/em>&#8220;. I completely disagree. From the moment we first lay eyes on Lotta Morgan (Farmer in the first of dual roles), it&#8217;s difficult to look away: she&#8217;s both gorgeous and spunky, with a modern sensibility. In her second role (as Lotta Bostrom), she&#8217;s equally engaging, portraying just the right mix of a small town girl&#8217;s drive to make something of herself, and increasing dread at the realization of exactly what Arnold&#8217;s intentions are with her. Farmer is really the primary reason to see this movie, and film fanatics will be glad for the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, it&#8217;s a fine movie in many other respects as well. While it is a bit of a &#8220;conventional soaper&#8221; at times, the fact that it &#8220;becomes uncomfortable to watch in the second half [once] Arnold comes across as a &#8216;dirty old man'&#8221; simply adds to its authenticity. Indeed, the screenplay refreshingly never shirks away from dealing head-on with its somewhat disturbing premise, as married Arnold repeatedly fails to see exactly how creepy and inappropriate his advances towards young Lotta are. Clearly not a conventional leading man, Arnold (giving a &#8220;strong performance&#8221;) was an inspired choice to play the lead character here, with his bullish demeanor making it easy to sympathize with young Lotta&#8217;s dread. While I&#8217;m not particularly enamored by Walter Brennan&#8217;s Oscar-winning portrayal as Arnold&#8217;s best friend Swan (his broad Swedish accent comes across as a bit too heavy-handed at times), there are several fine supporting performances throughout &#8212; most notably Mady Christians as Lotta Bostrom&#8217;s concerned cousin, and Andrea Leeds as Arnold&#8217;s grown daughter (they have a particularly touching scene together). Watch for Brooke Shields&#8217;s grandfather, Frank Shields, in a bit role as Arnold&#8217;s daughter&#8217;s beau. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This film was co-directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler (with the latter taking over towards the end, and contributing far less). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frances Farmer as both Lottas<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Lotta.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Lotta.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Lotta.png 352w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Lotta-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Lotta-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-it-Farmer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-it-Farmer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-it-Farmer.png 352w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-it-Farmer-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-it-Farmer-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Edward Arnold as Barney<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Arnold.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Arnold.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Arnold.png 352w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Arnold-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Arnold-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine supporting performances<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-it-Supporting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-it-Supporting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-it-Supporting.png 352w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-it-Supporting-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-it-Supporting-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The stunning, if disturbing, logging sequences near the beginning of the film<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Logging.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Logging.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Logging.png 352w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Logging-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Come-and-Get-It-Logging-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, primarily for Farmer&#8217;s performance, but also as a good show all around.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0027459\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1936\/11\/12\/archives\/the-screen-mr-goldwyn-and-the-rivoli-present-a-film-version-of-edna.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/comegetit.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/71266\/come-and-get-it#articles-reviews?articleId=152558\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;In ten years, I&#8217;m going to be one of the richest men in this state! You wait and see.&#8221; Synopsis: An ambitious lumberjack (Edward Arnold) marries the daughter (Mary Nash) of his business partner rather than the woman he really loves &#8212; saloon singer Lotta Morgan (Frances Farmer). Years later, he meets Lotta&#8217;s daughter (also Frances Farmer), and falls immediately in love with her &#8212; as does his son (Joel McCrea). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Edward Arnold Films Frances&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18245\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18245"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68189,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18245\/revisions\/68189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}