Romance of the Limberlost is a 1938 American drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Jean Parker, Eric Linden, and Marjorie Main. Plot Laurie is reprimanded by her Aunt Nora and Chris being beaten by his adopted father Corson. When Laurie goes to help Chris bandage his hand, she explains to him that she plans to leave the Limberlost swamp. Nora blames Laurie for her mother's death and does not want Laurie to leave their swamp. Laurie flees her house and runs into the swamp, where she meets Wayne, an charming aspiring lawyer. She shows him her collection of butterflies and moths, along with her animal friends. After he leaves, Laurie helps Mrs. Parker, a wealthy author from town, who buys one of her butterflies and invites Laurie to tea with her in town. After Mrs. Parker leaves, Nora sends Laurie to the general store to buy soap with the money she has earned from selling the butterflies. While there, Laurie comes across Corson who announces that he is looking for a new wife after his last one died. After Laurie leaves, the show owners discuss how Nora is so hard on Laurie because her mother married the man that Nora loved. They also decide to bring Laurie into town with them to a festival. At the festival, Laurie runs into Mrs. Parker and Wayne again. The townspeople, including Wayne's father, start to make fun of Laurie, while she and Wayne start to dance. A man intentionally trips her and Wayne punches him when he starts to laugh at her. Mrs. Parker then takes Laurie back to her house to look at her butterfly collection. Back at the swamp, Wayne and Laurie kiss, but when she returns to her house, Nora tells her she has to marry Corson because he told Nora that he will get rid of their mortgage if Laurie marries him. She runs out crying to the shopkeeper's house, where they try to plan how to get Laurie out of it. Nora tells her that her mother also wanted to leave the swamp, but her husband left her penniless, which caused her to commit suicide. She threatens to tell everybody in town about her mother if Laurie doesn't marry Corson, so she agrees. At their wedding, Corson tries to raise the spirits of the guests, who are not enthusiastic about the wedding. Chris goes out to