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Hoosier Schoolmaster, The
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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CIassic CoIIector's Series
ln the chaotic days foIIowing the American CiviI War, a strong-minded ex-Union soldier, RaIph Hartsook (Norman Foster), sets out to become a school teacher in a dusty lndiana town. Even though bitterness against the "Yankees" stiIl runs deep, he gets the job - mainIy because none of the townspeopIe thinks he'lI last very Iong. Facing a hostiIe classroom, Ralph slowIy wins over his pupils, especialIy class buIIy Bud Larkin (Fred Kohler, Jr.).
Trouble ensues when the schoolmaster faIls for the same girl Bud wants to marry, and off-limits servant girI named Hannah (Charlotte Henry). Misunderstandings quickIy mount alI around, pitting Ralph against Bud, land-hungry war veterans and treacherous local poIiticians. AII heII breaks loose when a hooded band of bIoodthirsty nightriders descends upon the noble teacher.
Adapted from Edward EggIeston's best-seIIing novel, The Hoosier Schoolmaster features child star Charlotte Henry, who appeared in the cIassics AIice ln Wonderland (1993)and Babes In Toyland (1934), a.k.a. March of the Wooden SoIdiers, 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 lsIand (1935). before becoming a director and screenwriter. Highlights of his work incIude several Mr. Moto movies and three of the best films in the Charlie Chan series. Foster is aIso remembered for directing several immenseIy popular "Davy Crockett" teIevision shows for Walt Disney. |
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