Raintree County Page #2

Synopsis: It's the mid-nineteenth century in Freehaven, Raintree County, Indiana. John Shawnessy has just graduated from high school at the top of his class, with a promising career as a writer. He is a romantic, principled, and an idealist, believing the story of the golden raintree - after which the county is named - growing somewhere, most likely in the county's swamp area, searching for and locating it which would provide all the answers to one's life questions. An idea passed down from his father, John also has a strong sense of place as belonging, and as such there is much anticipation in the probable marriage between John and his sweetheart Nell Gaither, a born and bred Raintree girl. However, there is an undeniable mutual attraction on first sight between John and Susanna Drake, a visiting southern belle. Despite Susanna's temporary stay in Raintree County which means that she and John may not have a future, they eventually do marry out of circumstance, leaving behind a heartbroken Nell.
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Director(s): Edward Dmytryk
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
11%
APPROVED
Year:
1957
160 min
296 Views


Not an appleseed, an

exotic seed from China,

the seed of a golden raintree.

The preacher searched the tiny earth place,

the one place.

Well, this one seed by taking root,

blandished.

Someone in this county found

that place.

But where that raintree was planting?

Nobody knows.

Professor, how could such a tree grow on

seeing in the county?

There's a great swamp by the Paradise Lake.

There perhaps stands the tree

lts sacred tonic trunk towering up

in the drawning silence

smacks deep in the middle of the county.

Find that tree, boy,

and you'll learn

the secret of life itself.

Find it and become the hero of

Raintree County.

Do you really think it there?

Why don't you have a real good see

for yourself?

Professor, you still haven't answered

the question.

Do you really think it there?

It's there, alright

lt's there...

But the sacred fire ready to be blacked.

But if you look for it.

Be sure you'll find it.

What happens if you pursued

the raintree and don't find it?

You see before you a seeker

who didn't find.

None of the human creature as the pitiable and

harmless creature you'll be hold in vain.

Alright, human... the show is over.

Now, disappear... all

of you, like phantoms.

Attention, now easily slip away.

Mrs. Gray, it's my time with you, huh?

Nell, let's you and l go to find

the raintree.

Professor said looking for the raintree

is appearless business.

It can't be so.

So even dressed for it?

Are you serious?

Certainly l am... come on.

We mind it... find it

Johnny, not now.

Why?

You scared?

Ah... is he fooling?

Look at him.

What's up because of the tale

told by that idiot...

That expert in that calculated sanity?

Are you coming?

In the bad swamp, just because the

Professor put a barge on you about going

about the raintree?

Would you take care of this for me?

If you mind l take care this for you?

You can go right ahead, sprout.

Sure, Johnny, go right ahead.

Huh, don't hurry back, sprout

l hate when a thing like this happens

l never know how it happens.

Yeah, it's a whip of shame.

Well, Sir, but is it Johnny Seanacy?

More like Johnny Appleseed.

Ha, where have you been, sprout?

I'm walking.

Get in, Johnny, we'll take you home.

Come on, Johnny, get in back.

Poor boy, you look half drowned.

Was nearly all drowned.

You mean you look for that...

what's you call?

Yes, looking for the what'is you call.

Did you find it?

No

0h, what a whip of shame, sprout.

Poor pitiable harmless creature.

Johnny, tell me what happened.

Yes, sprout, tell us all about it, huh?

Well.

Boy, we'd like to tell us all about this.

I Doubt, when you tell our fellows

about it.

Huh?

L mean, say, you got the story straight

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Millard Kaufman

Millard Kaufman (March 12, 1917 – March 14, 2009) was an American screenwriter and novelist. His works include the Academy Award-nominated Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). He was also one of the creators of Mr. Magoo. more…

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