It is 1908 in rural Indiana. Elnora Comstock is determined to attend high school, even though her widowed mother calls her goal a "foolish dream". When taxes come due on the farm, Elnora must choose between her own dreams of a better life and her mother's demand that she quit school to help with the harvest. (105 min.).
In 1908, a rural Indiana girl who collects butterflies and moths is determined to attend high school, and must face a hard decision when her widowed mother needs help.
Deeply wounded by her embittered mother's lack of sympathy for her aspirations, Elnora finds comfort in the nearby Limberlost Swamp, whose beauty and rich abundance provide her with the means to better her life.
Deeply wounded by her embittered mother's lack of sympathy for her aspirations, Elnora finds comfort in the nearby Limberlost Swamp, whose beauty and rich abundance provide her with the means to better her life.
In 1908, a rural Indiana girl who collects butterflies and moths is determined to attend high school, and must face a hard decision when her widowed mother needs help.
Elnora Comstock, an impoverished young girl growing up on the edge of the Limberlost swamp in Indiana, is a lover of nature who has an opportunity to pay for her education by collecting moths.
Deeply wounded by her embittered mother's lack of sympathy for her aspirations, Elnora finds comfort in the nearby Limberlost Swamp, whose beauty and rich abundance provide her with the means to better her life.
