God's Little Acre (1958)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Anthony Mann

Writers:

Erskine Caldwell (novel)
Philip Yordan (front for Ben Maddow)

Release Date:

23 September 1958 (West Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A poor farmer is obsessed with finding gold on his land supposedly buried by his grandfather. To find...

Plot Keywords:

Gold | Albino | Mill | Marriage | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Robert Ryan	...	Ty Ty Walden
Aldo Ray	...	Bill Thompson
Buddy Hackett	...	Pluto Swint, Sheriff Candidate
Jack Lord	...	Buck Walden
Fay Spain	...	Darlin' Jill
Vic Morrow	...	Shaw Walden
Helen Westcott	...	Rosamund
Lance Fuller	...	Jim Leslie
Rex Ingram	...	Uncle Felix
Michael Landon	...	Dave Dawson
Russell Collins	...	Watchman
Davis Roberts	...	Farm Hand with Hoe
Janet Brandt	...	Irate Woman
Tina Louise	...	Griselda Walden, Ty Ty's daughter-in-law

Runtime:

118 min | UK:110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

West Germany:18 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta, California, USA

Company:

Security Pictures

Trivia:

Film debut of Tina Louise.

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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (1991) (V)

Foolish men and sensual women

Ty Ty Walden, a widower lives in the backwoods of Georgia with his daughters.For the last 15 years he has been searching for gold from his land.This man doesn't know the words give up.God's Little Acre (1958) is a movie based on the novel by Erskine Caldwell.It's directed by Anthony Mann.The title song heard in the beginning is awfully cheerful.The movie shows us some fantastic characters played by great actors.Robert Ryan plays the part of Ty Ty.Aldo Ray plays Bill Thompson.Jack Lord is Buck Walden.Vic Morrow plays Shaw Walden.Helen Westcott is Rosamund.Tina Louise plays Griselda.Michael Landon plays the part of Dave Dawson, the albino.It's hard to recognize him as the same guy of Little House on the Prairie.Fay Spain is Darlin' Jill.The funny guy Buddy Hackett is Pluto Swint, Sheriff Candidate.The scenes between Pluto and Darlin' Jill are often hilarious.There's that certain erotic atmosphere there in many scenes.That combined with serious drama and funniness you have a good movie.