In central Texas in the 1930s, a widow, with two small children, tries to run her small 40-acre farm with the help of two disparate people.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sally Field | ... | Edna Spalding | |
| Lindsay Crouse | ... | Margaret Lomax | |
| Ed Harris | ... | Wayne Lomax | |
| Amy Madigan | ... | Viola Kelsey | |
| John Malkovich | ... | Mr. Will | |
| Danny Glover | ... | Moze | |
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Yankton Hatten | ... | Frank |
| Gennie James | ... | Possum | |
| Lane Smith | ... | Albert Denby | |
| Terry O'Quinn | ... | Buddy Kelsey | |
| Bert Remsen | ... | Tee Tot Hightower | |
| Ray Baker | ... | Royce Spalding | |
| Jay Patterson | ... | W.E. Simmons | |
| Toni Hudson | ... | Ermine | |
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De'voreaux White | ... | Wylie (as Devoreaux White) |
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Edna Spalding finds herself alone and broke on a small farm in the midst of the Great Depression when her husband the Sheriff is killed in an accident. A wandering black man, Moses, helps her to plant cotton to try and keep her farm and her kids together. She also takes on a blind boarder, Mr. Will, who lost his sight in the first World War. She must endure storms and harsh labor to try and make her mortgage payment on time. Written by Susan Southall <stobchatay@aol.com>
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The story of a woman fighting for her children, for her land, for the greatest dream there is...the future.Genres:
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5 October 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$274,279, 23 September 1984Gross USA:
$34,901,614Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$34,901,614Company Credits
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Edna Spalding: [seeing her daughter's doll at the dinner table] Possum, put that up now.
Royce Spalding: Our Heavenly Father, bless this meal and all those who are about to receive it. Make us thankful for Your generous bounty, and Your unceasing love. Please remind us, in these hard times, to be grateful for what we have been given, and not to ask for what we can not have. And make us mindful of those less fortunate among us, as we sit at this table with all of Thy bounty. Amen.
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Gennie James was cast as Possum Spalding, after the initially cast little girl couldn't stop crying when the cameras were rolling. The two girls were actually friends in their hometown of Navasota, Texas. See more »Goofs
When the children run out of Mr. Will's room (after playing his phonograph), Frank leaves the desk lamp on. When Mr. Will discovers the record is scratched, the lamp is off. Since he is blind, he would not have used, or changed, the lamp. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Edna Spalding: [seeing her daughter's doll at the dinner table] Possum, put that up now.
Royce Spalding: Our Heavenly Father, bless this meal and all those who are about to receive it. Make us thankful for Your generous bounty, and Your unceasing love. Please remind us, in these hard times, to be grateful for what we have been given, and not to ask for what we can not have. And make us mindful of those less fortunate among us, as we sit at this table with all of Thy bounty. Amen.
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I was transfixed by this gem of a movie. All the players were without a doubt most outstanding and very professional. I am always happy to see Danny Glover in any movie. Sally Field was beyond perfect. The love scene in this movie was superflous and not really needed and seemed to me a bit off-center to the plot of the movie itself. The last scene in this movie got me right where I live. My heart constricted at the ending and, I am not ashamed to say, tears fell from my eyes. Right now as I talk about it my eyes tear up. I am happy that Sally Field won an Oscar for her portrayal of a depression-era wife and mother for she earned it ten times over. In the last scene a bible verse was quoted and I would love to know,again, what it was and where it is located in the bible. It had to do with glass and cymbals. Could anyone help out? Thanks.