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God's Little Acre

God's Little Acre

1958Movie⏱️ 1h 58mApproved
ComedyDramaRomance
⭐ 6.5
IMDB Rating
2,280 votes

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

Director
Anthony Mann
Writers
Philip Yordan, Erskine Caldwell, Ben Maddow
Stars
Robert Ryan, Tina Louise, Aldo Ray
Release Date
September 23, 1958
Language
English
Country
United States
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Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 45
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 2.2K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Robert Ryan
Robert Ryan
as Ty Ty Walden
Tina Louise
Tina Louise
as Griselda Walden
Aldo Ray
Aldo Ray
as Will Thompson
Buddy Hackett
Buddy Hackett
as Pluto Swint
Jack Lord
Jack Lord
as Buck Walden
Fay Spain
Fay Spain
as Darlin' Jill
Vic Morrow
Vic Morrow
as Shaw Walden
Helen Westcott
Helen Westcott
as Rosamund
Lance Fuller
Lance Fuller
as Jim Leslie
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram
as Uncle Felix

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta, California, USA
Production
Security Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

search for goldrural settingalbinopovertyaugusta georgia

🎯 Categories

SatireComedyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

spinning outta control, Southern style
by lee_eisenberg β€’ 2006-08-31
8/10

"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 ..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

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.

πŸ“– Synopsis

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