Acting
Joan Leslie's pre-stardom spark outshines the material.
Direction
RKO's B-unit crams a mini-epic into barely an hour.
Director
Jack Hively
Jimmy Lydon
David Carey
Joan Leslie
Wendy Conway (as Joan Brodel)
Arthur Hohl
Thaddeus Carey
Marjorie Main
Hildegarde 'Hildy' Carey
Selmer Jackson
Bill Conway
Spencer Charters
Doc Purdy
Paul Fix
Stablemaster
Al Ferguson
Rancher
Frank Darien
Mr. Beal - the Mailman
Paul Harvey
Horse Owner
Larry J. Blake
Truck Driver
Jack Perrin
Rancher
Frank M. Thomas
Reeves
J.M. Kerrigan
Jack Lenihan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Joan Leslie filmed this at 14, two years before her breakout in 'High Sierra'—she's been 'Joan Brodel' here because RKO thought her real name sounded too Jewish.
This is peak 'Depression barnyard fantasy'—when owning ONE horse represented impossible wealth for actual farming families. The escapism is the point.
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