22-460: City Girl may refer to: City Girl (1930 film) , a silent film directed by F.W. Murnau City Girl (1938 film) , starring Ricardo Cortez and Phyllis Brooks City Girl (1984 film) , directed by Martha Coolidge "City Girl" (song) , by Kevin Shields "City Girl", German hit song by Peter Orloff City Girls , female rap duo "City Girls" ,
44-584: A Caledonian Society that held an annual picnic featuring Scottish dancing and bagpipes . Weston-McEwen High School in Athena revived the tradition in the 1950s when it organized a Scots dance group and a pipe band . The band has since performed at many venues in the United States and has traveled to Scotland and England to play. Athena was also a filming location in the 1930 F.W. Murnau film "City Girl" starring Charles Farrell and Mary Duncan. The city of Athena
66-506: A hailstorm destroying the country's wheat crops arrives, Lem's father tries to get the crop in early by working through the night. In an attempt to gain Kate's affections, Mac calls a strike to sabotage the harvest. Lem, reading a farewell letter from Kate, realizes that his own lack of action has caused all the misery, and he finally responds. He fights with Mac, berates his father and then searches for Kate. The workers abandon Mac and return to finish
88-508: A male householder with no wife present, and 27.1% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age in the city was 41.6 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
110-476: A number of changes to City Girl , including the addition of sound sequences which Murnau resisted, and eventually he walked away to begin filming Tabu, A Story of the South Seas . The sound version of City Girl was released at a time when all-talking pictures were the norm. Consequently, the film flopped at the box office because it was considered extremely outdated by the time it was in general release. During
132-481: A song by Chris Brown and Young Thug . Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title City Girl . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=City_Girl&oldid=1169191165 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
154-405: A sound film due to the public apathy to silent films. While the film has a few talking sequences, the majority of the film featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film is credited as being the primary inspiration for Terrence Malick 's film Days of Heaven (1978). Lem Tustine is sent to Chicago by his father to sell
176-436: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages City Girl (1930 film) City Girl is a 1930 American part-talkie sound film directed by F. W. Murnau , and starring Charles Farrell and Mary Duncan . It is based upon the play "The Mud Turtle" by Elliot Lester. Though shot as a silent feature, the film was refitted with some sound elements and released in 1930 as
198-642: The 2010 census . It is part of the Hermiston-Pendleton Micropolitan Statistical Area . Athena, about halfway between Pendleton, Oregon , and Walla Walla, Washington , was originally called Centerville. However, confusion about the name sometimes arose because Oregon had another Centerville, in Washington County, and the state of Washington had a Centerville , in Klickitat County. In 1889, local government officials asked
220-562: The Centerville school principal, D. W. Jarvis, to recommend a different name. He chose Athena after the Greek goddess, and they agreed. Centerville got its first post office on October 11, 1878. The first postmaster was William T. Cook. The post office name was changed to Athena on May 16, 1889. Nineteenth-century settlers of Scottish descent brought to Athena an interest in the customs and music of Scotland. Before World War I , Athena had
242-405: The average family size was 3.15. In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the city
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#1732876835529264-594: The city has a total area of 0.57 square miles (1.48 km ), all of it land. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Athena has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate , abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,126 people, 446 households, and 325 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,975.4 inhabitants per square mile (762.7/km ). There were 484 housing units at an average density of 849.1 per square mile (327.8/km ). The racial makeup of
286-528: The city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,221 people, 446 households, and 341 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,152.5 inhabitants per square mile (831.1/km ). There were 473 housing units at an average density of 833.8 per square mile (321.9/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 90.17% White, 3.69% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander , 3.60% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.16% of
308-419: The city was 91.4% White , 0.4% African American , 3.0% Native American , 0.4% Asian , 2.8% from other races , and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5% of the population. There were 446 households, of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had
330-507: The disastrous wheat sale, subjects Kate to hostility and physical abuse, mistakenly believing that she is simply after Lem's money. Lem fails to stand up to his father in support of Kate, and the relationship appears doomed. Matters are made worse when a group of farm hands arrive to help with the wheat harvest, and one of them named Mac tries to woo Kate. Lem's father interprets Mac's unwanted attentions as evidence of Kate's wanton nature, and he swears to break Lem and Kate apart. When reports of
352-504: The early sound era, silent versions were routinely made for theatres that had not yet converted to sound. A forgotten copy of the silent version of this film was among those rescued from the Fox vaults in 1970 by Eileen Bowser of Museum of Modern Art and screened at the museum. Athena, Oregon Athena is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon , United States. The population was 1,126 at
374-419: The family farm's wheat crop. He meets Kate, a waitress who is sick of the endless bustle of the city, and she has dreams of living in the countryside. The stock market price of wheat starts to drop, and Lem hurriedly sells the crop for far less than the bottom line his father had given him. Meanwhile, Lem has fallen in love with Kate, and they marry. They travel back to the countryside, but Lem's father, angry at
396-669: The film. According to a newspaper article in the Heppner Gazette-Times on the arrival of Murnau and actress Mary Duncan in Pendleton, the film's original working title was Our Daily Bread . Upon her arrival to shoot the film in August 1928, Duncan was granted the Round-Up Queen of the 1928 Pendleton Round-Up rodeo. The Fox Film studios for whom Murnau was working were subject to a takeover during filming. The new owners requested
418-498: The harvest. Lem and Kate talk and finally agree to try again. Lem's father begs forgiveness from Kate as the film ends. The film featured a theme song entitled “In the Valley of My Dreams” which was composed by Pierre Norman and James Hanley. City Girl was shot on location in Athena and Pendleton, Oregon . According to research by film historians, a farm was constructed for the making of
440-406: The population. There were 446 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and
462-519: Was $ 36,875, and the median income for a family was $ 40,234. Males had a median income of $ 30,323 versus $ 20,598 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,566. About 10.5% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over. Athena is served by the Athena Weston School District . Hodaka motorcycles were once designed in Athena under
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#1732876835529484-588: Was born on Scottish heritage and wants to keep the history and culture alive in the small rural town. Every July the city hosts the Caledonian Games. This event hosts food venues, picnic, and a wide variety of games that are common in Scottish heritage. The event holds "Scottish heritage and athletes competing in events based on historic farm skills." According to the United States Census Bureau ,
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