Small Town Girl
1936, English. Directed by William A. Wellman.
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Kay is a girl living in a small rural town whose life is just too dull and repetitious to bear. One night, she meets young, handsome, and rich Bob Dakin, who asks her for directions while drunk and then proceeds to take her out on a night on the town. Kay likes the stranger, and when the drunken Bob decides that they should get married, Kay hesitates little before consenting. The morning after the affair, Bob, once sober, regrets his mistake. His strict and upright parents, however, insist that the young couple pretend marriage for 6 months before divorcing, in order to avoid bad publicity. Bob resents Kay for standing in the way of him and his fiancée, Priscilla, but Kay still hopes that he'd have a change of heart.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Small Town Girl is streaming on TCM in India.
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Cast & crew
- William A. WellmanDirector
- Janet GaynorKatherine 'Kay' Brannan
- Robert TaylorDr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
- Binnie BarnesPriscilla Hyde
- Andy DevineGeorge Brannan
- Lewis StoneDr. Dakin
- Elizabeth PattersonMa Brannan
- Frank CravenWill "Pa" Brannan
- James StewartElmer Clampett
- Isabel JewellEmily 'Em' Brannan
- Charley GrapewinDr. Ned Fabre
- Nella WalkerMrs. Dakin
- Robert GreigChilders, Dakin's Butler
Details
- Released
- 10 April 1936
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- John Lee Mahin, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
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Small Town Girl runs 106 minutes (1h 46m).
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Small Town Girl is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is Small Town Girl on?
Small Town Girl is streaming on TCM in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Small Town Girl?
Small Town Girl (1936) was directed by William A. Wellman and stars Janet Gaynor, Robert Taylor, Binnie Barnes.