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So Big   1953     2 and a half stars    N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Wise  
Cast: Jane Wyman, Sterling Hayden, Nancy Olson, Steve Forrest, Martha Hyer, Tommy Rettig, Elisabeth Fraser, Walter Coy, Richard Beymer, Roland Winters, Jacques Aubuchon, Ruth Swanson, Dorothy Christy, Oliver Blake, Lillian Kemble-Cooper

  This poignant story is the third filming of Edna Ferber's epic novel about a schoolteacher, Selina (Jane Wyman), who, after the death of her husband Pervus (Sterling Hayden), turns to farming for survival in order to raise their young son Dirk (Tommy Rettig). Her vegetable business prospers, and Dirk (now played by Steve Forrest) graduates from college. But, problems ensue when Paula (Martha Hyer) enters Dirk's life.



Cast
Jane Wyman Selina DeJong
Sterling Hayden Pervis DeJong
Nancy Olson Dallas O'Mara
Steve Forrest Dirk DeJong
Martha Hyer Paula Hempel
Tommy Rettig Dirk, age 8
Elisabeth Fraser Julie Hempel
Walter Coy Roelf Pool
Richard Beymer Roelf (age 12-16)
Roland Winters Klaas Pool
Jacques Aubuchon August Hempel
Ruth Swanson Maartje Pool
Dorothy Christy Widow Paarlenberg
Oliver Blake Adam Ooms
Lillian Kemble-Cooper Miss Fister
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