The Dope usually gets these semi-obscure film questions in one or two shots, so here’s another:
I’m trying to identify a film I want to re-watch; I last saw it maybe 8ish years ago, probably on TCM. Somewhat reminiscent of the feel of I Remember Mama, but different setting and likely different actors.
A Scandinavian (I am leaning Norwegian) family on an American farm. The daughter is 20ish, and I believe there is a love interest in a local American man. Daughter is, of course, headstrong. At some point she decides to run for local office (I don’t recall for sure if she won, but I believe so), so that’s the twist that should make the film more identifiable.
My impression is that it is a late 1930s-1940s film.
I consider myself pretty adept at Google searches, but no combination of known values returns anything close (“top 20 Farm Movies”).