All Mine to Give (1957)An immigrant family in 1850's Wisconsin prospers until tragedy strikes. Director:Allen Reisner |
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All Mine to Give (1957)An immigrant family in 1850's Wisconsin prospers until tragedy strikes. Director:Allen Reisner |
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Jo Eunson
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| Cameron Mitchell | ... | ||
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Rex Thompson | ... | |
| Patty McCormack | ... |
Annabelle Eunson
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Ernest Truex | ... |
Doctor Delbert
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Hope Emerson | ... |
Mrs. Pubmeister
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| Alan Hale Jr. | ... |
Tom Cullen
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Sylvia Field | ... |
Lelia Delbert
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| Royal Dano | ... |
Howard Tyler
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| Reta Shaw | ... |
Mrs. Runyon
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Stephen Wootton | ... | |
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Butch Bernard | ... |
Kirk Eunson
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Yolanda White | ... |
Elizabeth Eunson
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Rita Johnson | ... |
Katie Tyler
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| Ellen Corby | ... |
Mrs. Raiden
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This is a story based on fact that follows a husband and wife who emigrate from Scotland to Wisconsin in the 1850's. They work very hard and become welcome citizens of their new town, Eureka. They have six children. They prosper in the husband's boat building business. But when their eldest is 12, tragedy strikes the family, and the 12-year old is burdened with a terrible task which he handles as well as any adult could. Written by Ron Kerrigan
This movie is the most heart-wrenching movie I have ever seen, and I will never forget it. I first saw the movie in a parochial grade school in the early 1960s. The nuns thought it would be good for us; and it was. This movie has stayed in the front of my mind for all of my life. The memories evoke emotions in everyday life allowing more compassion towards others in terrible plights. This movie truly shows human emotion so strong one thinks it is real. The acting is superb!! I still get shivers when I think of what one child alone in the world had to face, both physically and emotionally. I don't think I could have been that courageous. No special effects needed here - bring a hankie!!