The Green Promise

1940s drama about a farmer who is reluctant to leave his traditional working methods behind.

Mr. Matthews (Walter Brennan) lives on his farm with his four children, whom he brought up single-handedly.

Despite advances in technology that could make his job easier, Matthews is determined to stick to his old habits.

When he is forced to rest up after an injury, his eldest daughter (Marguerite Chapman) works the farm and employs some of the techniques her father opposes to great effect...