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City Girl

1930 · 88 min · Director: F. W. Murnau ★ IMDb 7.7 · 4,144 ratings

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A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.

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City Girl (1930) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love30%
  2. Hope15%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Empathy
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 68 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension27 %25 %17 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension31 %20 %23 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Love37 %12 %30 %8 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension43 %37 %37 %17 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Love47 %33 %38 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
37.5 %≈ 33′Love65 %35 %40 %5 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
47.5 %≈ 42′Tension73 %68 %65 %47 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Empathy74 %69 %66 %50 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Tension70 %65 %62 %47 %
62.5 %≈ 55′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
67.5 %≈ 59′Love58 %42 %43 %27 %
72.5 %≈ 64′Tension65 %59 %44 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 68′Tension76 %76 %57 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Tension86 %85 %71 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 77′Tension88 %83 %74 %64 %
92.5 %≈ 81′Relief81 %60 %66 %44 %
97.5 %≈ 86′Relief77 %33 %58 %27 %

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Cast

CF
Charles Farrell

Lem Tustine

MD
Mary Duncan

DT
David Torrence

DT
David Torrence

Lem's Father

EY
Edith Yorke

G'
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

AS
Anne Shirley

TM
Tom McGuire

TM
Tom McGuire

Matey

PR
Patrick Rooney

EB
Ed Brady

Reaper

RA
Roscoe Ates

Reaper

MB
Marjorie Beebe

Waitress (uncredited)

EB
Eddie Boland

Reaper (uncredited)

HG
Harry Gripp

Reaper (uncredited)

MH
Mark Hamilton

Greasy the Reaper (uncredited)

WK
Werner Klingler

Reaper (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Man at Train Station (uncredited)

IL
Ivan Linow

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

AL
Arnold Lucy

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

HL
Helen Lynch

Girl on Train (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
F. W. Murnau
Written by
Berthold Viertel, Marion Orth
Type
Movies
Released
1930
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 4,144 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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