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God's Little Acre is a 1958 American comedy-drama film of Erskine Caldwell's 1933 novel of the same name. It was directed by Anthony Mann and shot in black and white by cinematographer Ernest Haller. Although the film was not released until August 1958, its production schedule was indicated as September 11 to late October 1957.
With Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, Buddy Hackett, Jack Lord. 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 family.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Anthony Mann
- 1958-09-23
God's Little Acre is a 1933 novel by Erskine Caldwell about a dysfunctional farming family in Georgia obsessed with sex and wealth. The novel's sexual themes were so controversial that the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice asked a New York state court to censor it.
- Erskine Preston Caldwell
- 1933
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God's Little Acre (1958) Directed by Anthony Mann Author Erskine Caldwell's second novel, "God's Little Acre," sparked a firestorm of controversy in 1933 for its earthy, overheated depiction of life and love among poor Southern sharecroppers that was still blazing in 1957, when Georgia refused to allow director Anthony Mann to film the screen ...
Jun 8, 2010 · Set in Georgia amidst the wild and woolly Walden clan, God's Little Acre (1958) tells the story of a farmer patriarch Ty Ty Walden (Robert Ryan) obsessed with the idea that there is gold buried by his grandfather on the family farm.
- Anthony Mann, Louis Brandt
- Robert Ryan
Novel. Philip Yordan. Screenplay. In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related to poverty, marital infidelity, unemployment and booze threaten to destroy their family.
God's Little Acre PG 1958 1h 50m Drama List Reviews 42% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Ty Ty Walden (Robert Ryan) is a Georgia farmer obsessed with finding a fortune in gold that is...
- Drama
