The first film version of the novel was created in 1924, adapted by Dorothy Farnum.[7] Directed by Harry Beaumont, the film starred Irene Rich, Matt Moore, June Marlowe, and John Roche.[7] It would also be adapted very loosely into a film of the same name in 1934 by Gene Markey, and starred Barbara Stanwyck as Marian Forrester.[8] The film did not live up to the novel's reputation and is generally regarded as mediocre.[8] Cather was so displeased with the film that she forbade any further film or stage adaptations of her work.[9]
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