Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Claire Dunne One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

worleythom Come and Get It. 1936.It's a horrible story. Married 50-something proposes to 20-year-old daughter of the tavern singer he jilted to marry his boss's daughter for her inheritance. It's slimy and unpleasant to watch. Also too long at nearly 2 hours.Walter Brennan does a good job as the Swedish sidekick. A fine actor who had a 50-year acting career. The logging footage is impressive: big stacks of massive logs rolling to the river.

gavin6942 An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.I love that this film revolves around the paper mills of Wisconsin and the lumber trade of the northern part of the state. While the paper industry has been declining, it is a key part of Wisconsin's history. Where I live (Neenah) also happened to be where Howard Hawks grew up and where his father and grandfather were part of that tradition. I would love to read an interview with Hawks concerning this film, as it was paper that gave him his wealth and prestige, even before film did.But anyway, a great film, and Walter Brennan shines here. I feel like her has been forgotten by most people, but his skill in acting should not be missed -- Hawks was able to get some great performances out of him, this one being among the best.

MartinHafer COME AND GET IT has a very strange cast. Having the reliable and talented supporting actor, Edward Arnold, in the lead is strange--especially since this rotund and rather doughy guy is cast as, believe it or not, a lumberjack when the film begins! Seeing him supposedly fight and beat up tough guys seemed pretty funny--especially since Arnold looked as if he'd have had a hard time beating up Frances Farmer--let alone burly lumbermen!! Additionally, having him play a very flawed hero who has a penchant for a very young lady (Frances Farmer) make it an unusual film.The film begins with Arnold being made the foreman of a logging company. However, his ambition is huge and he immediately has his sights set on running the entire company. So, to do so he agrees to marry the boss' daughter even though he could care less about her. Additionally, he'd just fallen in love with a spunky saloon singer (Frances Farmer--in a dual role). Regardless, his ambition is primary and he dumps farmer on his pal, played by Walter Brennan (who received an Oscar for his performance as a nice Swedish guy).Years pass. You see that Arnold's wife is a bit of a cold fish, though they did have some kids and they now own the company. Arnold just happens to visit his old pal Brennan and finds that through the magic of Hollywood clichés, Brennan's daughter (played by Farmer again) is the spitting image of her deceased mother. Arnold is an old lecher and takes her under his wing--with the intention of recreating the relationship he'd had with her mother. When his oldest son (Joel McCrea) finds out, he goes to confront the lady but falls for her instead. Naturally, this sets the son and hard-driven father against each other.Considering that this is based on an Edna Ferber novel, it isn't surprising that the film is about a man building an empire as well as infidelity--recurring themes I've noticed in several of her other films that were filmed during the era (such as CIMARRON, GIANT, SHOWBOAT and SO BIG). As a result, the film has a big and rather sweeping quality about it but is also a study of a hard-driven man who is deeply flawed.Overall, the movie is exactly what you'd expect from such a film--good acting, big scope and a lot of romantic tension. Nothing extraordinary here, but it's enjoyable and competently made. I can't, however, understand how Brennan got an Oscar, as this was far from one of his best performances. Perhaps it was a slow year.

Stormy_Autumn "Come and Get It!" (1936) Richard Glasgow is busy proving his worth in his father's lumber empire. That is proving difficult. Daddy's not interested in replanting and replenishing the land. He has a hard time accepting Richard's new ways and product inventions.On top of that, Father (Edward Arnold) and Richard (Joel McCrea) are vying for the love of the same young woman, Lotta (Frances Farmer). That is also proving difficult. Timber Baron Barney Glasgow loved her mother, Lotta, but he chose to marry the boss's daughter (who is still living). And that move brought him the timber company.Lotta married Barney's best friend Swan (Walter Brennan) and they had young Lotta. She's her mother's spitting image. Now son Richard is interested in Swan's daughter and she in him. They make a lovely couple. Needless to say Barney, doesn't like this arrangement. He's in love. Well, like they say, "There's no fool like an old fool." It's not a great movie but it and the cast is good and there are lessons to be learned. See it if you get a chance.