Hidden Places (2006)

A drama about a young widow who finds a guardian angel in the form of a hobo who comes to her rural community looking for work.

Director:

Yelena Lanskaya

Writers:

Robert Tate Miller (teleplay), Lynn Austin (novel)

Stars:

Sydney Penny, Jason Gedrick, Shirley Jones

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Sydney Penny	...	Eliza Wyatt
Jason Gedrick	...	Gabe Harper
Shirley Jones	...	Aunt Batty
Logan Arens	...	Luke Wyatt
Carlie Westerman	...	Becky Wyatt
Barry Corbin	...	Sheriff John Doggins
Gene Davis	...	Tom Walker (as Eugene Davis)
Tom Bosley	...	Wakefield
Jane Fleiss	...	Marion Walker
John Diehl	...	Frank Wyatt
Time Winters	...	Mr. Kornhaus
James Keane	...	Mr. Jennings
Donn Markel	...	Priest (as Don Markel)

Storyline

Eliza Wyatt, a widowed Californian farmer with two children, struggles against the odds of the Great Depression to bring in the orange crop and save the only home she's ever known. When a drifter offers to help, she feels he's the answer to her prayers. But his polite and well-spoken manner raises questions as well.

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Plot Keywords:

orange | harvest | widow | veteran | love | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Goofs

In the beginning, as the camera pans on the homestead, there is an air conditioner in the upstairs window. It was spotted during production and the intention had been to remove it in post-production.

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Quotes

Gabe Harper: You are worth doing all I can for.

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Connections

Featured in 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007)

User Reviews

poor quality shallow

Having read the book first, several times as a matter of fact because it was so very good!!!, I was truly let down by the movie. The movie was no where close to the book. The book lets you get to know each character in such an intimate way, whereas the movie jumps into the plot to quickly with no "hidden places". Gee they didn't have her have the right amount of kids, or the right orchard (apples not oranges). They didn't speak about the hidden past of the Wyatt family(Batty, Lydia, Matthew, Frank etc) and Eliza's (circus family, how she hooked Sam etc) No suspense or anything. Just pure lameness. One should be ashamed to put out such a pathetic rendition of and absolutely wonderful book. The whole purpose of the book was to help one see how God can taken so many broken lives and work it all out despite so much pain and hurt and deception. I hope Lynn Austin did not watch the movie, what a let down.

Details

Official Sites:

RHI Entertainment

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Orangenpflückerin

Filming Locations:

Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alpine Medien Productions, Hallmark Entertainment, Larry Levinson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1