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God's Little Acre (1958)

APPROVED  118 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance   -  23 September 1958 (West Germany)
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A poor farmer is obsessed with finding gold on his land supposedly buried by his grandfather. To find... See full summary »

Director:

Anthony Mann

Writers:

Erskine Caldwell (novel), Philip Yordan (front for Ben Maddow), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Ryan ...
Aldo Ray Aldo Ray ...
Buddy Hackett ...
Jack Lord ...
Fay Spain Fay Spain ...
Vic Morrow ...
Helen Westcott Helen Westcott ...
Lance Fuller Lance Fuller ...
Rex Ingram Rex Ingram ...
Michael Landon ...
Russell Collins Russell Collins ...
Davis Roberts Davis Roberts ...
Farm Hand with Hoe
Janet Brandt Janet Brandt ...
Irate Woman
Tina Louise ...
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Storyline

A poor farmer is obsessed with finding gold on his land supposedly buried by his grandfather. To find it he conveniently moves a marker out of his way that designates the land on which it rests as as God's Little Acre, where anything that comes from the ground will go to God's work. Eventually he abducts an albino to help him find the gold. Meanwhile, his daughter-in-law is suspected of fooling around with a labor activist out of work since the mill closed, and a local political hopeful actively seeks his daughter's hand in marriage. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Gold | Farm | Albino | Mill | Sheriff  | See more »

Taglines:

Love! Hate! Pride! Passion! Rampant, Riotous In the Heat of a Southern Sun!

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

Gottes kleiner Acker See more »

Company Credits

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Security Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Tina Louise. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Pluto and Darlin' Jill are parked in his truck by a field, a tree can be seen through Pluto's window. An external shot of the truck shows fencing wire in front of the tree not visible previously. See more »

Quotes

Uncle Felix: Mr. Ty Ty, you oughta' be out raisin' cotton. You're a good farmer - that is, you USED to be. Why, Mr. Ty Ty, you can raise more cotton on this land in one season than you can find gold in a whole lifetime. It's a waste of everything, Mr. Ty Ty, diggin' them holes all over the place.
Ty Ty Walden: Well, now, I wish I had spent a little more time on the cotton, that's for sure. If I had 20 or 30 bales to tide me over the fall and winter, I could devote all the rest of my time to diggin'!
Uncle Felix: But Mr. Ty Ty, where're we gonna' get enough grub to carry us through another winter?
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Crazy Credits

introducing Tina Louise See more »

Connections

Featured in Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (1991) See more »