The Drifter (1932)

★★★★★ · Drifting ...... Drifting .... Gone! · twainbough · 2007-06-03

THE DRIFTER William Farnum as The Drifter A snow covered mesa in the middle of no-where. A log cabin in this wilderness, without food or furniture, but with a fire to keep warm by. A drifter, who speaks little english and with a heavy accent, who returns to his childhood home in search of his father. An old man with a conferate cap, also returning to his home after 20 years in prison. Both are drifters. One young, one old, both from the same log cabin in the middle are nowhere. Both returning to the cabin to find nothing remaining of once beautiful memories. From sap to frontier western in a…

★★★★★ · William Farnum in "The Drifter" · johnmmc · 2009-05-15

One of the good things about early television is that it had plenty of air time to fill, so it featured films from the '30s and '40s like "The Drifter." That was the beginning of my education about early Hollywood after the sound era had ended. Granted, William Farnum (brother of film and stage actor Dustin Farnum for whom Dustin Hoffman was named) was a hammy stage actor from yesteryear, trained to project his voice to the highest seat in the balcony. But he fits this role to a 'T.' Though some 55 years have passed since I first saw it, I've never forgotten the eulogy that the Drifter gives…

★★★★ · A Hoary Little Diamond In The Snow · bobsluckycat · 2005-03-20

This early sound Willis Kent Production concocted by the prolific screen-writer Oliver Drake,is a sort of Canadian Northwest "western" drama and is slow and a little stage-bound in some ways, but it's a well made little picture with indoor and outdoors scenes that are very good. William Farnum, always watchable, overacts as if he's playing to the last row of the theatre and maybe doesn't understand the nuance offered by film. However his character "The Drifter" is supposed to be larger than life. So who's to say. Noah Beery, another always watchable actor, is subdued (for him) and effective.…

★★★★ · Snowy Mountains · ubundom · 2010-10-19

Lovely! What an extraordinary accent from the Drifter?! A simple story with a couple of unexpected twists.

★★★ · An OK plot, great costumes and extra ham. · When the going gets rough, the rough play SPWAW · 2005-03-28

This movie has got it all; so much ham you'll never need to go to the butcher again, hilarious accents, a leading man as old as dirt, arc lighting that gave everyone 2 or 3 shadows, and an ancient Sidekick From Hell. Plusses: great sets, especially the outside shots. The costumes are straight-up 30's Canadian northwest, with bootlaces up to the crotch. Worth watching for the clothes and sets alone. This hamfest would be a great MSTK3000 victim. Did I mention the Ham?

★★★ · hey twainbough · malscott · 2008-11-10

umm did you have to be so long winded? why couldnt you just let us watch the movie! well i suppose i didnt have to read your essay. your probably the loud mouth who talks during a film eh. tells people what they can already figure out for themselves?