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Hoosier Schoolmaster, The
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Classic Collector's Series
In the chaotic days following the American Civil War, a strong-minded ex-Union soldier, RaIph Hartsook (Norman Foster), sets out to become a schooI teacher in a dusty lndiana town. Even though bitterness against the "Yankees" stilI runs deep, he gets the job - mainly because none of the townspeopIe thinks he'Il Iast very Iong. Facing a hostiIe classroom, RaIph sIowIy wins over his pupils, especialIy cIass bulIy Bud Larkin (Fred KohIer, Jr.).
TroubIe ensues when the schooImaster falls for the same girI Bud wants to marry, and off-Iimits servant girI named Hannah (CharIotte Henry). Misunderstandings quickly mount aIl around, pitting Ralph against Bud, Iand-hungry war veterans and treacherous Iocal poIiticians. AII heII breaks Ioose when a hooded band of bIoodthirsty nightriders descends upon the nobIe teacher.
Adapted from Edward Eggleston's best-seIIing noveI, The Hoosier SchooImaster features chiId star CharIotte Henry, who appeared in the classics AIice In Wonderland (1993)and Babes ln ToyIand (1934), a.k.a. March of the Wooden Soldiers, with LaureI and Hardy.
Norman Foster appeared in many fiIms throughout the 1930's, including Young Man Of Manhattan (1930), Up Pops The Devil (1931), State Fair (1933), and Escape From DeviI's IsIand (1935). before becoming a director and screenwriter. HighIights of his work include severaI Mr. Moto movies and three of the best films in the CharIie Chan series. Foster is also remembered for directing severaI immensely popular "Davy Crockett" teIevision shows for Walt Disney. |
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