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God's Little Acre

  • 19581958
  • GPGP
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.9K
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Tina Louise, Buddy Hackett, Aldo Ray, Robert Ryan, and Fay Spain in God's Little Acre (1958)
In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related to poverty, marital infidelity, unemployment and booze threaten to destroy their family.
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  • Romance

In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related to poverty, marital infidelity, unemployme... Read allIn the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related to poverty, marital infidelity, unemployment and booze threaten to destroy their family.In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related to poverty, marital infidelity, unemployment and booze threaten to destroy their family.

IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Anthony Mann
  • Writers
    • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
    • Erskine Caldwell(based on the world's best selling novel by)
    • Ben Maddow(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Robert Ryan
    • Tina Louise
    • Aldo Ray
Top credits
  • Director
    • Anthony Mann
  • Writers
    • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
    • Erskine Caldwell(based on the world's best selling novel by)
    • Ben Maddow(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Robert Ryan
    • Tina Louise
    • Aldo Ray
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    • 38User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    God's Little Acre (1958)
    God's Little Acre (1958)
    Tina Louise and Aldo Ray in God's Little Acre (1958)
    Tina Louise and Aldo Ray in God's Little Acre (1958)
    Tina Louise in God's Little Acre (1958)
    Vic Morrow and Robert Ryan in God's Little Acre (1958)
    Tina Louise in God's Little Acre (1958)
    Aldo Ray, Robert Ryan, Fay Spain, and Helen Westcott in God's Little Acre (1958)
    Buddy Hackett and Fay Spain in God's Little Acre (1958)
    Buddy Hackett in God's Little Acre (1958)
    Robert Ryan in God's Little Acre (1958)
    Buddy Hackett and Robert Ryan in God's Little Acre (1958)

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    Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    • Ty Ty Waldenas Ty Ty Walden
    Tina Louise
    Tina Louise
    • Griselda Waldenas Griselda Walden
    Aldo Ray
    Aldo Ray
    • Will Thompsonas Will Thompson
    Buddy Hackett
    Buddy Hackett
    • Pluto Swintas Pluto Swint
    Jack Lord
    Jack Lord
    • Buck Waldenas Buck Walden
    Fay Spain
    Fay Spain
    • Darlin' Jillas Darlin' Jill
    Vic Morrow
    Vic Morrow
    • Shaw Waldenas Shaw Walden
    Helen Westcott
    Helen Westcott
    • Rosamundas Rosamund
    Lance Fuller
    Lance Fuller
    • Jim Leslieas Jim Leslie
    Rex Ingram
    Rex Ingram
    • Uncle Felixas Uncle Felix
    Michael Landon
    Michael Landon
    • Dave Dawsonas Dave Dawson
    Russell Collins
    Russell Collins
    • Watchmanas Watchman
    Davis Roberts
    Davis Roberts
    • Farm Hand with Hoeas Farm Hand with Hoe
    Janet Brandt
    Janet Brandt
    • Irate Womanas Irate Woman
    • Director
      • Anthony Mann
    • Writers
      • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
      • Erskine Caldwell(based on the world's best selling novel by)
      • Ben Maddow(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    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. —Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
    • search for gold
    • hairy chest
    • rural setting
    • bare chested male
    • albino
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    • Taglines
      • In this Georgia family kinship means anything goes!
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
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    • Trivia
      A 1967 re-release attempted to appeal to the new generation by playing up the sex in the advertisements. The '67 poster featured the drawing of a topless woman underneath a bare-chested man on a bed, as well as a topless (but chaste) photo of co-star Fay Spain that was definitely not in the picture itself! For this re-release, Tina Louise was given top-billing and Michael Landon went from tenth billing in 1958 to second billing this time.
    • Goofs
      When Pluto is sitting on the porch with Ty Ty and the others, he has his jacket over his arm; when they all go into the house he is suddenly wearing it.
    • Quotes

      Ty Ty Walden: [in son Jim Leslie's home] That's a dining room - way down there?

    • Connections
      Featured in Minute Movie Masterpieces (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      God's Little Acre
      (uncredited)

      Written by Elmer Bernstein and Erskine Caldwell

      Performed by Bill Lee (uncredited)

    User reviews38

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    spinning outta control, Southern style
    Apparently, when "God's Little Acre" first came out, much of it was cut for the theatrical release. Watching the unedited version, one can see why (needless to say, it's all pretty tame to us in the 21st century). Part of it is Tina Louise's very presence - I mean, what man wouldn't want to be stranded on an island with Ginger Grant? - but there's also a scene where Buddy Hackett works a pump for a woman in a bathtub (if that scene isn't a double entendre, then I don't know what is!).

    As for the movie itself, this story of a Georgia farmer (Robert Ryan) getting convinced that thar's gold in them thar holes in his garden does quite well. The idea of him tearing up his garden is an effective parallel for how the family gets torn up in the process. As for his friendship with the African-American guy, it's probably debatable whether they were sugar-coating race relations, or if they were encouraging tolerance. There could even be debates about how the movie portrays the South in general (the characters do come across as hicks).

    But overall, I recommend this flick. Usually, it would sort of weaken the movie to know that some of the cast members later became famous on TV shows - especially since one was known for seducing romantically incompetent men on a certain island - but they all do very well here. This is certainly a movie worth seeing. And the theme song will probably get stuck in your head. Also starring Aldo Ray, Jack Lord, Fay Spain, Vic Morrow and Michael Landon.
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    • Aug 31, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1958 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Erskine Caldwell's God's Little Acre
    • Filming locations
      • San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Security Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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