God's Little Acre (1958)
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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… More 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
- Directed By
- Anthony Mann
- Written By
- Philip Yordan
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- VCI
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Cast
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Robert Ryan
as Ty Ty Walden
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Aldo Ray
as Will Thompson
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Tina Louise
as Griselda
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Buddy Hackett
as Pluto Swint
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Jack Lord
as Buck Walden
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Fay Spain
as Darlin'Jill
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Vic Morrow
as Shaw Walden
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Helen Westcott
as Rosamund
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Lance Fuller
as Jim Leslie
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Rex Ingram
as Uncle Felix
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Michael Landon
as Dave Lawson
- Janet Brandt
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Russell Collins
as Claude
- Davis Roberts
