All Mine to Give (1957)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Allen Reisner

Writers:

Katherine Albert (screenplay)
Dale Eunson (screenplay)

Release Date:

January 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Romance

Plot:

An immigrant family in 1850's Wisconsin prospers until tragedy strikes.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Family Relationships | Parent | Hypochondriac | Christmas

Cast

Glynis Johns	...	Mamie
Cameron Mitchell	...	Robert
Rex Thompson	...	Robbie
Patty McCormack	...	Annabelle
Ernest Truex	...	Doctor Delbert
Hope Emerson	...	Mrs. Pugmire
Alan Hale Jr.	...	Tom Cullen (as Alan Hale)
Sylvia Field	...	Lelia Delbert
Royal Dano	...	Howard Tyler
Reta Shaw	...	Mrs. Runyon
Stephen Wootton	...	Jimmy
Butch Bernard	...	Kirk
Yolanda White	...	Elizabeth
Rita Johnson	...	Katie Tyler
Ellen Corby	...	Mrs. Raiden
Rosalyn Boulter	...	Mrs. Stephens
Francis De Sales	...	Mr. Stephens (as Francis DeSales)
Jon Provost	...	Bobby
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Adams	...	Mrs. Roscoe (uncredited)
Madge Blake	...	Woman who opens door (uncredited)
Margaret Brayton	...	Mrs. Cecilia Bradley (uncredited)
Dorothy Brody	...	Raiden Twin (uncredited)
Penny Brody	...	Raiden Twin (uncredited)
Jeff Coyne	...	Baby (uncredited)
Keith Coyne	...	Baby (uncredited)
Mark Easton	...	Baby (uncredited)
Paul Easton	...	Baby (uncredited)
Roy Engel	...	Mr. Harry Bradley (uncredited)
Tiger Fafara	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer	...	Clendenning (uncredited)
Darlene Marie Harris	...	Baby (uncredited)
Gloria Elaine Harris	...	Baby (uncredited)
Karen D. Hartman	...	Baby (uncredited)
Vicki L. Hartman	...	Baby (uncredited)
Henry Kulky	...	Drunk (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe	...	Hanson (uncredited)
Peter Michael	...	Dutch Fischer (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell	...	Painless Paine (uncredited)
Norman Ollestad	...	Boy (uncredited)
Lida Piazza	...	Passerby (uncredited)
Terry Ann Ross	...	Jane (uncredited)

Directed by
Allen Reisner

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Katherine Albert		screenplay (as Katherine Eunson)
Dale Eunson		screenplay

Produced by
Sam Wiesenthal	....	producer

Original Music by
Max Steiner

Cinematography by
William V. Skall		(director of photography) (as William Skall)

Film Editing by
Bettie Mosher

Art Direction by
Albert S. D'Agostino
Frank T. Smith

Set Decoration by
Glen Daniels

Costume Design by
Bernice Pontrelli		(costumes)

Makeup Department
Larry Germain	....	hair stylist
Harry Maret	....	makeup supervisor (as Harry Maret Jr.)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Russell Llewellyn	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Terry Kellum	....	sound
James Thompson	....	sound

Editorial Department
Alan Crosland Jr.	....	editorial supervisor

Music Department
Murray Cutter	....	orchestrator

Production Companies

• Sam Wiesenthal Productions
• RKO Radio Pictures (presents) (as R K O Radio Pictures)

Distributors

• RKO Teleradio Pictures (1957) (USA) (theatrical) (unreleased)
• Universal Pictures (1958) (USA) (theatrical)
• United Video (video)

Also Known As:

The Day They Gave Babies Away (UK)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Iceland:12

Company:

Sam Wiesenthal Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: As young Robbie leaves his house for the last time, the camera angle reveals the snowy backdrop to be on a sound stage as the catwalk is seen clearly for a second or two.

Touching story, a real classic that is overlooked.

I saw this movie in the theater back when it was new and then again when we used it at a Children's Christmas program at a small public library near the town where the author was from. Eureka, Wisconsin. It is an excelent presentation of frontier life and hardship like Old Yeller and Davy Crocket with the added touch of being about a local family in our area. I wish it were more available in video format or on DVD for this generation.