God's Little Acre (1958) Reviews

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Erskine Caldwell's steamy novel God's Little Acre was given a film adaptation in 1958. A heavily grayed-up Robert Ryan plays Ty Ty Walden, the patriarch of a slovenly backwoods family. As Ty Ty digs around his farm in search of gold (which he has yet to find), his son in law Bill Thompson (Aldo Ray) carries on an adulterous affair with the sluttish Griselda (Tina Louise). Comedy relief is provided by the dimwitted Pluto (Buddy Hackett). Others in the cast include future TV stars Jack Lord as Buck Walden and Michael Landon as Ty Ty's albino farmhand. A flop when first released, God's Little Acre made back its cost on the TV rental circuit; today, it is in the public domain, available to everyone, even the "under 18s" who were prohibited from seeing it back in 1958. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, (more)

Director(s):: Anthony Mann, William Keighley, (more)

Format(s):: DVD
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	James L.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

I really enjoyed Robert Ryan's performance as the father of this semi-dysfunctional family that he watched over with love and faith. While watching this movie all I kept thinking about was making his grandfather meant that the gold he planted in the ground were the crops that grew from the fertile soil of their property. Not actual gold coin. I don't see why they refer to Grieselda as loose when all she ever did was pine for her first love. The problem for her were the men who made the advances not the other way around. I felt her character was greatly misunderstood by the others all except "pa". The albino subplot was very quick and may not have really been needed in this plot which I think was mainly the story between the son and his wife and her first love. I enjoyed this. Funny to think this was considered too adult for those under 18. Great ending! ~ Susan L.

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	Dixie P.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

This was such a fun book that my husband and I read to each other that we just had to see the movie. The movie was totally in keeping with the book until the very end. Quite different. An interesting, fun story of the time.

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	Jeff M.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

i didn't know they made movies like this. it's an interesting plot with plenty of later-known faces. worth the time & all the women were much more realistic to watch than the typical skinny types from previous & later/current generations

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