The Wedding Night Page #3

Synopsis: Because his finances are low and he is seeking background for a new book, author Tony Barratt and his wife Dora return to his country home in Conneecticut. While he is finding a theme for his book on the lives and customs of the local, immigrant tobacco farmers, his wife returns to New York and, alas, his Japanese servant deserts him. He meets a neighboring farm girl, Manya Novak, and hires her to cook his meals and clean his house. They soon fall in love. But, following the customs of the old country, her father has entered a 'marriage bargain' for her to wed a man, Fredrik Sobieski, not of her choosing.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): King Vidor
Production: United Artists
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.8
PASSED
Year:
1935
83 min
95 Views


- You get away from me.

- You come down here, I said.

- I like it up here.

Am I gonna have to

come up there and get you?

I hate to waste this.

- You wouldn't dare.

- No?

- (SQUEALING) You devil, you...

- Get away from me, Delilah!

TONY:
Want some help?

No, thank you.

My father is inside,

if you came about the land.

Here, let me try it, just for fun.

See if I've forgotten how.

(CHUCKLING)

Well, I guess I'll stick to writing.

This way, Mr. Barrett.

JAN:
This is when we come over here,

my wife and me.

You were a very handsome

young man, Mr. Novak.

After we finish business,

I show you some more pictures.

Old country.

I'm afraid I haven't time today, Mr. Novak.

Good.

I don't know how you say in English,

but in our country, we say...

Na zdrowie!

- Is right, Mr. Barrett?

- Is right, Mr. Novak.

- He has bought another field?

- Yes, Mother.

Land, more land, more tobacco,

more wood.

- Smells good in here.

- Prune soup.

- You like it?

- I've never tasted any.

You never eat prune soup?

No.

By golly, Mr. Barrett, you stay here,

eat prune soup with us. Eh, Kaise?

Is right.

Yes, sir, you stay right here,

have Sunday dinner with us.

Real Polish dinner.

I'm afraid you have

a lot of company already.

That's only my friend,

Sobieski and his wife,

and his brother and Fredrik,

and five more children.

We got lots of room. You stay.

Well, if it won't be too much trouble

for Mrs. Novak.

Is no trouble.

Do stay, Mr. Barrett.

All right, thanks so much.

- I will.

- Good.

(CAR HORN HONKING)

Sobieskis.

I show Peter Sobieski papers now.

He don't believe me.

(CHUCKLING)

- Is there something I can do to help?

- Help?

This work is for the women, Mr. Barrett.

Oh, sorry.

(SPEAKING POLISH)

ALL:
Good day.

KAISE:
Sit down.

Wait.

No. Is good.

Is good, Jan. Everything is good.

Now I pay 5,000.

We said four.

JAN:
How much you pay more, now?

PETER:
I give already too much.

- My boy Fredrik is a good boy.

- And Manya is a good girl.

Besides, she's been much more to school

than Fredrik.

My Fredrik is a smart fellow, too.

JAN:
There's only one woman

in your house. Old woman, too.

Manya's strong.

She works hard, like two womans.

PETER:
Well...

- Maybe I give a tobacco wagon.

- Is done.

Is done.

(CHUCKLING HEARTILY)

- Hello, Manya.

- Hello, Fredrik.

Say, you look good.

You sit there, Mr. Barrett.

Go on, sit down, make yourself at home.

You like better, this chair?

Oh, no, my chair's all right, I was just...

(MEN LAUGHING)

Your prune soup.

You eat, Mr. Barrett.

Mr. Barrett never taste prune soup before.

No?

It is good.

JAN:
Well, that's two pieces of bread

for me. That's enough.

TONY:
Wish you could tell my cook

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Edwin H. Knopf

Edwin H. Knopf (November 11, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American film producer, film director, and screenwriter. more…

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