Come and Get It
Seen it?1936 | 99 min | Drama, Romance
Friday Night Flickearly ratingWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (91% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it won an Oscar. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for people who'll be humming afterwards and anyone who's survived a family wedding. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top. If you loved My Week with Marilyn or Brokeback Mountain, start here. Relationships are put under a microscope, for better or worse.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1936: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Best Supporting Actor. Also nominated for 1 more Oscar.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$150K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Howard Hawks, William Wyler
- Edward ArnoldBarney Glasgow
- Joel McCreaRichard Glasgow
- Frances FarmerLotta Morgan / Lotta Bostrom
- Walter BrennanSwan Bostrom
- Mady ChristiansKarie Linbeck
- Mary NashEmma Louise Glasgow
- Andrea LeedsEvvie Glasgow
- Frank ShieldsTony Schwerke
- Edwin MaxwellSid LeMaire
- Cecil CunninghamJosie