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A hixploitation romp where farm aid, bathing suits, and romance collide in rural America.

THE FARMER'S OTHER DAUGHTER

Have you heard the one about the BIRDS the BEES and what her sister won't do she will!

1965 · 1h 24m · PG · Comedy · IMDB TMDB

Farmer Brown wants to sell his daughter June to the dastardly Cyrus P. Barksnapper to save his farm. But Jim Huckleberry would like to to do some plowing with June himself. To help, he applies for financial aid, but the government screws up, thinking he requested foreign aid.

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Proof that even the Department of Agriculture can be a comedy goldmine.

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When farm life hands you lemons—or a million-dollar offer for your daughter—this comedy opts for bathing suits and bureaucratic blunders. John Hayes milks every drop from the hixploitation genre with a wink to small-town farce and a nudge at government mishaps.

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What is The Farmer's Other Daughter about?

The Farmer's Other Daughter is a 1965 American comedy film directed by John Hayes about a struggling farmer whose daughter's virtue, a smooth-talking salesman, and a beauty contest with inventive bathing suits intertwine amid rural hijinks.

Details & Specs

Director: John Hayes
Writer: William W. Norton
Release: 1965
Runtime: 1h 24m
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Genres: Comedy

Overview

In this 1965 hixploitation comedy, Horace Jefferson Brown is desperate to save his farm and protect his daughter, June, from the unwanted advances of a local boss. When Jim Huckleberry, a clever salesman, arrives, he quickly becomes an ally to the Brown family, standing up to the local sheriff and deputy. Jim's inventiveness doesn't stop at helping the farm—he also convinces June and the local girls to wear his new bathing suits in the upcoming 4th of July beauty contest. As romantic sparks fly between Jim and June, the stakes rise with a dubious offer from the town boss to buy June outright. With a cast of idiosyncratic locals and a dash of government bureaucracy gone awry, the film delivers a satirical look at rural Americana.

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Jim escapes a lynch mob, rescues Horace from jail, and together they save June from the Barksnappers. The government aid is resolved, the Browns receive their loan, and June and Jim are approved to marry.

The film ties up its farcical threads with a comic rescue and a nod to happy endings: love conquers rural adversity, the family keeps their farm, and government incompetence is ultimately overcome. The conclusion underscores the film's satirical take on small-town values, bureaucracy, and the lengths to which people will go for both love and survival. It's a classic wrap-up for a hixploitation comedy, letting the underdogs win and the villains lose their power.

Vault Note

Proof that even the Department of Agriculture can be a comedy goldmine.

Programmer's Pick

— SassyFlix Programmer

Editor’s Choice

The Oldest Profession