When things go bad, one has to pick oneself up, dust off, and keep on moving. Americans used to believe and embody that philosophy in the past, even when it wasn’t clear whether they’d be met with great success or great failure. “You can’t have it all,” is another saying but for Loretta Young’s character in H. C. Potter’s charming 1947 romantic comedy, “The Farmer’s Daughter,” she sure will try!
Young plays Katie Holstrom, a young Swedish-American woman who leaves her parents and three brothers on the farm in order to take nursing classes in the city. Katie’s family supports this move as they are hard working Swedish immigrants who appreciate America and see it as a land of opportunity.
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