God's Little Acre
Summary:
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 (Tin... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Robert Ryan - (Ty Ty Walden)
Aldo Ray - (Will Thompson)
Tina Louise - (Griselda)
Buddy Hackett - (Pluto Swint)
Jack Lord - (Buck Walden)
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Review:
In its time, God's Little Acre was a notorious adaptation of a scandalous novel. Seen today, its notoriety seems overblown, although it does maintain an effective degree of sultriness and eroticism. Acre would probably be an even better film if it hadn't been forced to tone down the sexual quotient, but even had this been the case, it would s... Continue >>
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