Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (DVD)

An endearing and quietly rhapsodic slice of Americana about a single year among the Norwegian immigrants in a Wisconsin farm town, Our Vines Have Tender Grapes enthralled 1945 audiences and critics with it's timeless joys. Told from the viewpoint of little Selma (Margaret O'Brien), the film explores grand childhood adventures: making friends, a pet calf, Christmas, a terrifying trip down a flood-swollen river, a barn fire and a ride on a circus elephant's trunk. In a change-of-pace role, Edward G. Robinson is a revelation of wisdom and compassion as Selma's father, leading a fine cast that illuminates the profound power of everyday triumphs and sorrows.

Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Margaret O'Brien, James Craig, Frances Gifford, Agnes Moorehead, Morris Carnovsky, Jackie "Butch" Jenkins, Elizabeth Russell, Louis Jean Heydt, Charles Middleton, Francis Pierlot, Butch Jenkins, Sara Haden, Greta Granstedt, Dorothy Morris, Arthur Space, Johnnie Berkes, Arthur Hohl, Rhoda Williams

Director: Robert Sisk