Review of Come Next Spring

I caught this film on Amazon last year. Rural dramas are usually not my preferred genre but I was intrigued by the casting of Steve Cochran and Walter Brennan. I was not disappointed by this fine feature. Cochran and Ann Sheridan did a great job playing against type. Brennan and a young James Best have good roles and the child actors are believable (especially Sherry Jackson). The movie is sympathetic to its subject without being patronizing or cloying. Even Sonny Tufts gave a decent performance. I've read that Martin Sorcese is a fan of of the film. I'm not surprised: a great movie which deserves to be better known.