‘All Mine to Give’: A Boy Becomes a Man of the House

A young Scottish immigrant must take on the responsibility of finding homes for his siblings.

Robert Eunson (Cameron Mitchell) teaches his son how to be a man, in "All Mine to Give." RKO Radio Pictures

NR | 1h 43min | Drama | 1957

Allen Reisner’s coming-of-age film set in the mid-19th century begins with an affirmation: “This is a true story, told the way it happened, in a midwestern American village.” It draws on the mid-20th century screenplay by Dale Eunson and his wife, Katherine.