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The Keeper of the Bees (1935 film)

Keeper of the Bees is a 1935 American film directed by Christy Cabanne. The film depicts WWI veteran Jamie McFarland (played by Neil Hamilton) and his search for meaning in his last six months to live, and Molly Campbell (played by Betty Furness), a young woman looking to save her sister's child from being left alone. It also features Emma Dunn as Margaret Campbell, Molly's charming mother and Edith Fellows as Jean-Marie "Little Scout" (not to be confused with Scout Finch), an adventurous young girl trying to fit in with her male friends.

Keeper of the Bees
Directed byChristy Cabanne
Written byGene Stratton-Porter (novel The Keeper of the Bees) &
Adele S. Buffington (screenplay)
George Waggner (screenplay)
Produced byTrem Carr (producer)
William T. Lackey (producer)
Starring
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Edited byCarl Pierson
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • July 15, 1935 (1935-07-15)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The novel of the same name, upon which the film was based, appeared in Publishers Weekly as one of the bestselling novels in the United States in 1925.[1]

Plot edit

James "Jamie" Lewis McFarland is a veteran of the First World War whose damaged lungs means he only has six more months to live. Inspired by a nurse at the hospital he finds himself trapped in, he insists on living his last days in grand fashion and sneaks out of the hospital with the help of this nurse. On the way, he catches a ride from a good-looking young woman who catches his fancy. After riding in her car for a bit, she leaves him by the side of the road. Unfazed and fascinated by her remarkably blue eyes, he follows her to Peaceful Bay, where he comes across the house of an old beekeeper who is in critically poor health.

While Jamie seeks medical attention for the man, the Beekeeper instructs him to take care of his bees while he's away at the hospital, assuring him that his partner in beekeeping will come by soon to help. After the Beekeeper is taken away, his partner introduces himself as 10-year old "Little Scout," an enthusiastic young child with much knowledge of the keeping and maintenance of bees. He teaches Jamie the ways of the ranch and introduced him to his friends, who enjoy acting as a mock military battalion. He also meets his neighbor Ms. Campbell, a charming mother figure who takes care of him and treats him as she would a son. It is revealed in a separate scene that she has been missing her daughter for several months and that her daughter is the woman Jamie had gotten a ride from earlier.

That night, while on a walk, Jamie runs into this woman, crying to herself. After imploring her to tell him what's wrong, she admits that she needs to become legally married to someone for some undisclosed reason. Realizing that he's falling in love with her, he agrees to marry her if only legally. Despite his best efforts, she refuses to tell him her name. The next day, they are married at the courthouse, where Jamie learns that the mystery woman's name is "Louise". The woman immediately leaves Jamie and he returns to his bees, disappointed.

A series of rapid events quickly shakes his world: First, the old Beekeeper falls ill and dies, surprisingly leaving half of his possessions to Jamie and the other half to Little Scout, including the bees and their surrounding property. Little Scout admits to Jamie that she is actually a girl trying to blend in with the neighborhood boys, which leads him to encourage her to do what she wants as herself and not under a guise. Finally, Jamie receives a call telling him that his "wife" has just given birth and is ill.

He rushes to the hospital and finds a woman he's never met in the hospital bed, apologizing for never explaining to him the situation before dying. He returns to the house with a baby and a renewed confusion about the situation. Soon, the young woman to whom he is married arrives and reveals to him the whole story: that she is actually Molly Campbell (the niece of Ms. Campbell) and Louise is her cousin, the one who died in the hospital giving birth. Molly needed a marriage certificate, which she obtained by marrying Jamie as Louise, in order to save her cousin from others shaming her for having a baby outside of marriage. She wanted to keep this news from her mother to save her from the grief. Ms. Campbell hears anyway, but decides to not reveal this, instead opting to simply "have faith."[2]

Differences from novel edit

The film features significantly less religious themes than the novel does, often omitting any overt religious references from the film's plot and dialogue. For example, this excerpt from the novel: “Don’t be bitter, Margaret. We don’t know why, we never can know why things happen in this world exactly as they do; but this we know: We know that God is in His Heaven, that He is merciful to the extent of ordaining mercy; we know that if we disobey and take our own way and run contrary to His commandments, we are bitterly punished."[3] is portrayed in the film by a scene of Jamie simply hugging Ms. Campbell and offering her his condolences rather than quoting or invoking any religious text to her.

 
Jamie ponders his options after finding out about Molly's true identity

Cast edit

References edit

  1. ^ Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1920s
  2. ^ Keeper of the Bees, W.T. Lackey Productions, 1935, retrieved February 12, 2019
  3. ^ Stratton-Porter, Gene (1924). The Keeper of the Bees. ISBN 9780253354969.

External links edit

  • Keeper of the Bees at IMDb
  • Keeper of the Bees is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive


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Keeper of the Bees is a 1935 American film directed by Christy Cabanne The film depicts WWI veteran Jamie McFarland played by Neil Hamilton and his search for meaning in his last six months to live and Molly Campbell played by Betty Furness a young woman looking to save her sister s child from being left alone It also features Emma Dunn as Margaret Campbell Molly s charming mother and Edith Fellows as Jean Marie Little Scout not to be confused with Scout Finch an adventurous young girl trying to fit in with her male friends Keeper of the BeesDirected byChristy CabanneWritten byGene Stratton Porter novel The Keeper of the Bees amp Adele S Buffington screenplay George Waggner screenplay Produced byTrem Carr producer William T Lackey producer StarringNeil Hamilton Betty Furness Emma Dunn Edith FellowsCinematographyHarry NeumannEdited byCarl PiersonDistributed byMonogram PicturesRelease dateJuly 15 1935 1935 07 15 Running time75 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishThe novel of the same name upon which the film was based appeared in Publishers Weekly as one of the bestselling novels in the United States in 1925 1 Contents 1 Plot 1 1 Differences from novel 2 Cast 3 References 4 External linksPlot editJames Jamie Lewis McFarland is a veteran of the First World War whose damaged lungs means he only has six more months to live Inspired by a nurse at the hospital he finds himself trapped in he insists on living his last days in grand fashion and sneaks out of the hospital with the help of this nurse On the way he catches a ride from a good looking young woman who catches his fancy After riding in her car for a bit she leaves him by the side of the road Unfazed and fascinated by her remarkably blue eyes he follows her to Peaceful Bay where he comes across the house of an old beekeeper who is in critically poor health While Jamie seeks medical attention for the man the Beekeeper instructs him to take care of his bees while he s away at the hospital assuring him that his partner in beekeeping will come by soon to help After the Beekeeper is taken away his partner introduces himself as 10 year old Little Scout an enthusiastic young child with much knowledge of the keeping and maintenance of bees He teaches Jamie the ways of the ranch and introduced him to his friends who enjoy acting as a mock military battalion He also meets his neighbor Ms Campbell a charming mother figure who takes care of him and treats him as she would a son It is revealed in a separate scene that she has been missing her daughter for several months and that her daughter is the woman Jamie had gotten a ride from earlier That night while on a walk Jamie runs into this woman crying to herself After imploring her to tell him what s wrong she admits that she needs to become legally married to someone for some undisclosed reason Realizing that he s falling in love with her he agrees to marry her if only legally Despite his best efforts she refuses to tell him her name The next day they are married at the courthouse where Jamie learns that the mystery woman s name is Louise The woman immediately leaves Jamie and he returns to his bees disappointed A series of rapid events quickly shakes his world First the old Beekeeper falls ill and dies surprisingly leaving half of his possessions to Jamie and the other half to Little Scout including the bees and their surrounding property Little Scout admits to Jamie that she is actually a girl trying to blend in with the neighborhood boys which leads him to encourage her to do what she wants as herself and not under a guise Finally Jamie receives a call telling him that his wife has just given birth and is ill He rushes to the hospital and finds a woman he s never met in the hospital bed apologizing for never explaining to him the situation before dying He returns to the house with a baby and a renewed confusion about the situation Soon the young woman to whom he is married arrives and reveals to him the whole story that she is actually Molly Campbell the niece of Ms Campbell and Louise is her cousin the one who died in the hospital giving birth Molly needed a marriage certificate which she obtained by marrying Jamie as Louise in order to save her cousin from others shaming her for having a baby outside of marriage She wanted to keep this news from her mother to save her from the grief Ms Campbell hears anyway but decides to not reveal this instead opting to simply have faith 2 Differences from novel editThe film features significantly less religious themes than the novel does often omitting any overt religious references from the film s plot and dialogue For example this excerpt from the novel Don t be bitter Margaret We don t know why we never can know why things happen in this world exactly as they do but this we know We know that God is in His Heaven that He is merciful to the extent of ordaining mercy we know that if we disobey and take our own way and run contrary to His commandments we are bitterly punished 3 is portrayed in the film by a scene of Jamie simply hugging Ms Campbell and offering her his condolences rather than quoting or invoking any religious text to her nbsp Jamie ponders his options after finding out about Molly s true identityCast editNeil Hamilton as James Jamie Lewis McFarland Betty Furness as Molly Campbell Emma Dunn as Margaret Campbell Edith Fellows as Jean Marie Meredith Little Scout Hobart Bosworth as Michael the Bee Master Helen Jerome Eddy as Priscilla Shorty Marion Shilling as Louise James P Burtis as Red Barbara Bedford as Nurse Lafe McKee as Dr Grayson George Cleveland as Judge William Worthington as ColonelReferences edit Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1920s Keeper of the Bees W T Lackey Productions 1935 retrieved February 12 2019 Stratton Porter Gene 1924 The Keeper of the Bees ISBN 9780253354969 External links editKeeper of the Bees at IMDb Keeper of the Bees is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Keeper of the Bees 1935 film amp oldid 1141484459, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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