Carolina (1934 film)

{{Infobox film | name = Carolina | image = | caption = | director = Henry King | producer = Darryl F. Zanuck | writer = John Lee Mahin, Sonya Levien (screenplay), Margaret Culkin Banning (novel) | starring = Janet Gaynor, Robert Young, Jeanette MacDonald | music = Alfred Newman | cinematography = Ernest Haller | editor = Barbara McLean | distributor = 20th Century Fox | release_date = August 17, 1934 | running_time = 86 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | box_office = }}

Carolina is a 1934 American drama film directed by Henry King and starring Janet Gaynor, Robert Young, and Jeanette MacDonald. It is a film adaptation of Margaret Culkin Banning's novel of the same name. The story follows the lives and challenges faced by the inhabitants of a small town in South Carolina in the aftermath of the Civil War. The film explores themes of love, loss, social class, and the enduring spirit of the human will. While it received positive reviews at the time of its release, its impact on the broader cinematic landscape is less prominent than some of its contemporaries. The film boasts a strong cast, however, and is of historical interest for its depiction of post-Civil War Southern life. Further research is needed to detail its box office performance and critical reception in more specific terms.