the audience applauded

Overrated

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

I remember this movie as a child in 4th grade. It was the first time that I had ever experience real emotions watching a film. Like a lot of the viewers here I saw the movie at school. As I look back now it makes me grin. I remember when the lights came on everyone was crying, that including the school teachers. I've seen the film only once more since way back then "1962" and it still had the same effect.I would highly recommend this film to everyone who enjoys a good family type movie. In the beginning I thought that the movie might be about life in a forest and the creatures that they might encounter, or someone being lost. I never expected anything happening to either of the parents. I've seen many many movies in my life, I own over 3500 films and I have never seen a movie that moved me as much as this one. It's one of the best tear jerking movies that I have ever ever seen. Parents should watch it with their kids.

You ever notice how often characters in movies will beat each other up (in this case it is Cameron Mitchell and the Skipper) and then start laughing only to become buddies. I have never seen this happen in real life. Has it ever happened in real life? Not that most movies ever aspire to real life. As a matter of fact, I don't trust movies that aspire to real life. That's why I'm okay with mountains in Wisconsin. I will say that this movie reminded me of a story my grandma once told me. One day one hundred years ago or so, a young boy showed up crying in front of where my grandma lived. Her dad, who was an immigrant from Sweden, asked what was wrong, and the boy said his parents were dead. My grandma's dad said, "You can stay with with us." And so the boy became one of the family. My grandma told me when the boy reached a certain age he just took off and was never heard from again. I sometimes wonder what happened to the kid.

Enjoyed this film about an immigrant couple in the 1850's who start their new life in Wisconsin coming from Scotland. Robert, (Cameron Mitchell) plays the role as the young man and his wife is Mamie, (Glynis Johns), this couple go to Wisconsin to visit a relative and find out his house burned down to the ground and he had passed away. The community help the couple out and Robert finds a job in a logging business cutting down trees and all the neighbors volunteer their services in building them a log cabin. Robert & Mamie have quite a few children and things are going very well for this family until trouble grips the family and causes many problems. One of their son's is named Robbie, (Rex Thompson) and he gives a great performance as a supporting actor along with Annabelle, (Patty McCormack),"The Bad Seed". There is a Christmas theme that appears in the film and this is definitely a tear-jerker, so get a box of tissues before you start this great entertaining film.

I first saw this movie in 1958 by accident. We had gone to an "arts" theater to see another film and were not aware of its being a double feature. AMTG was shown first. Immediately at the close of the film the theater lights went up and nobody was getting up or doing much of anything: mostly looking at their shoelaces or whatever would keep them (us) from making eye contact. I actually heard some sobs. To this day when I attempt to tell someone about "the saddest movie ever made" I choke up at the end. That was the only time I've ever seen the movie and I so much want to share it with someone before I die. It was a beautiful, wondrously poignant experience and I will carry it in my heart forever. Surely they will release it on DVD someday.