DVD capture

Contributed photo

Remarks:
Ennis stormed out of this wood-frame Mount Pleasant house that snowy Thanksgiving night and years later returned to pick up insightful Alma, Jr. Do not bother knocking; this is not the building used for the chilling interior scenes, which were filmed in a Scarboro home south of here.

Why were different houses used for the exterior and interior shots of Monroe and Alma’s home? We do not know. Some buildings in the film (the Signal Bar and Newsome Farm Equipment, for instance) were used for both interior and exterior scenes. Other scenes, such as this one and the Childress Dance Hall, use entirely different interior and exterior locations.

One possible explanation is that unlike the house used for the interior shots, this building has a covered front porch which gave Alma Jr. a place to wait outside for her father later in the film. It seems that Ennis was reluctant to go back inside after his Thanksgiving quarrel with Alma.

Important:
Always obtain appropriate permission before entering private property.

Quotation:
“’Bye, Daddy.”