Deep Valley 1947

BRUCE QUARRINGTON, PH.D seminal work on the parents of stuttering progeny connected deeply to the Movie Deep Valley produced in 1947. The paper by Goldman and Shames indicates high performance and perfection expectations by parents also contribute to stammering and stuttering in their offspring. 

Cast: Ida lupino, Dane Clark

Mountain girl Develops stuttering and stammering condition when she witnesses her father striking her mother.

Prison gang comes by their house in need of water she is attracted to one of the hard-working prisoners who seem to like her dog. one of the prison guards makes fun of the prisoner saying that he’s going to enjoy his night after he locked him up. The prisoner strikes the guard knocking him on his back which leads to severe punishment. He escapes after a major landslide and comes into contact with it with the Shy girl who is also attracted to him

Her parents are frustrated that she is antisocial even though she’s a attractive  they want her to marry off because they are a poor isolated family in region in California that is trapped between the ocean in the mountains.

Libby Appears to get over her stuttering problem after she confronts her dad about striking her Dysfunctional, bedridden and pitiful mother

The rendezvous in a hideaway in the woods safe from the search party and build  a fish trap

The escaped convict was in the Navy. He was involved in a jewelry store robbery. somebody was dead with a fractured skull he was charged with manslaughter

Cigarette smoking scene implied that they had sex after they caught a big fish

Libby’s parents are forced to grudgingly reunite after she leaves.

Libby and her new love Barry the convict hide in a barn near their house the posse just searched.

Mom said positively immodest when describing Libbys attire  low in the front and tied in the back. Little did mother know that Libby was in love with a convicted escaped prisoner

Convict almost caught in the barn loft where an air pump was located that was needed to fix a car.

Gallow happy Sherrif catches a break when Libby’s mother elly  catches them in loft Discussing their  bright future . Barry the convict gunned down at the end . Fake running scenes with a 1947 low tech cinematography.