All Mine to Give

1956

All Mine to Give

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Movie Info

Glynis Johns and Cameron Mitchell are top-billed in All Mine to Give, but they're out of the picture halfway through. Johns and Mitchell play a Scottish couple, Mamie and Robert, living in the American wilderness of the mid-19th century. Robert dies, whereupon Mamie takes on the responsibility of raising their six children. And when she succumbs to illness, it is the oldest child, Robbie (Rex Thompson, who'd previously played Louis Leonowens in The King And I), who takes on the challenge of finding homes for his siblings on Christmas Day. Based on a true story, All Mine to Give has heart-tugging potential, but the script isn't up to the performances. One year before its American release, the film was distributed in Great Britain under the title The Day They Gave Babies Away.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Drama
Directed By:

Allen Reisner
Written By:

Katherine Eunson, Dale Eunson
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1956 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Nov 11, 2008
Runtime:

102 minutes
Studio:

Warner Home Video

Cast

Glynis Johns
as Jo Eunson

Cameron Mitchell
as Robert Eunson

Rex Thompson
as Robbie Eunson

Patty McCormack
as Annabelle Eunson

Ernest Truex
as Dr. Delbert

Hope Emerson
as Mrs. Pubmeister

Alan Hale Jr.
as Tom Cullen

Sylvia Field
as Lelia Delbert

Royal Dano
as Howard Tyler

Reta Shaw
as Mrs. Runyon

Stephen Wootton
as Jimmie Eunson

Butch Bernard
as Kirk Eunson

Yolanda White
as Elizabeth Eunson

Rita Johnson
as Katie Tyler

Ellen Corby
as Mrs. Raiden

Rosalyn Boulter
as Mrs. Stephens

Francis De Sales
as Mr. Stephens

Jon Provost
as Bobbie

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Critic Reviews for All Mine to Give

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One of the strangest, most off-putting Christmas-themed tearjerkers ever conceived.

Dec 11, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

David Cornelius
DVDTalk.com

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Audience Reviews for All Mine to Give

Nov 13, 2010

Number 2 in my quest to see 30 Christmas Films by Christmas Day. Had never heard of this one in my years of TV watching during h season and wondered why. Was it the teaching of Christian values. Made in 1957 its about a man and women who move to Wisconsin from the Faroe Islands. Shows their life and raising 7 children, dad dies, then Mom dies and the oldest son who is all of 12 must places the children in homes on Christmas day. Worth 4 1/2 stars

Bruce B Super Reviewer
Apr 29, 2008

Uber tearjerker that is always shown around Christmas, it is sad, sad , sad but has good performances and a sort of twisted beauty to it.

jay n Super Reviewer