An American Romance

The account begins at the end of the nineteenth century. An immigrant arrives in America. The man comes from Central Europe with almost no money on him. He sets off from New York on foot. Where he arrives is the iron country of Minnesota. There he takes a job in a mine. His name is fitted to the local tongue. His hard work draws notice. In time he becomes a foreman. Then he moves on to the steel mills. He designs a motor car of his own. After that he sets up his own company. He becomes a great name in industry. But the climb opens a distance between him and his family. Brian Donlevy and Ann Richards take the leads in King Vidor’s American film of 1944.