Movie Description

The Great Dan Patch

(1949)

Overview

David Palmer, a young chemist, returns to his father's Indiana farm, to marry a local school teacher, Ruth Treadwell. David meets again his father's horse-trainer, Ben Lathrop, whose daughter, Cissy, has left high school to help her father. Palmer marries and becomes wealthy through an invention, and is able to indulge his socially-ambitious wife. His father dies and Palmer returns to Indiana, where his interest in harness-racing is rekindled, as is his interest in Cissy Lathrop.

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Original TitleThe Great Dan Patch

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1949-07-22

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 34m

Production CompaniesW.R. Frank Productions

Genres

  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Romance