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Charming piece of Americana affords Steve Cochran a nice change of pace from the brooding thugs he normally played. While he certainly had the physique and dangerous air required for those roles there was also an underlying gentleness to his screen presence that is well utilized here. He is well matched with Ann Sheridan, an actress with her own tough persona. Her careworn appearance in the film matches well with her role as a no nonsense farm woman and as always she offers a high quality performance. Their tentative dance of reconciliation after a long period of estrangement and nice touches that help add to the flavor of small community life make this most worthy picture one to check out.

This rural drama set in 1920s Arkansas is a thoroughly winning film, full of charm and sentiment balanced by straightforward honesty and a trace of grit. Talented screenwriter Montgomery Pittman creates a believable situation involving a ne'er-do-well alcoholic husband (Steve Cochran) who returns to his wife (Ann Sheridan) and family years after abandoning them, hoping to make amends. The wife, however, has learned to manage well on her own, and the way she reacts to this unexpected reappearance is breathtakingly direct and no-nonsense. The leads are terrific; Cochran produced this movie for himself and it shows off his talent extremely well. In fact, the great Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni must have been impressed, because he starred Cochran in the drama Il Grido two years later. I seem to recall that Pittman was also involved with that film. Pittman later wrote some rural-themed episodes for The Twilight Zone, one of which stars James Best, who has a small role in Come Next Spring. Earl Hamner, also a Twilight Zone writer, seems to have taken several hints from Pittman when he came to create The Waltons; the character of the Walton mother, especially as played by Patricia Neal in The Homecoming, is quite reminiscent of Sheridan's performance. An article in New York magazine several years ago revealed that Martin Scorsese is a great admirer of Come Next Spring, which is an urgent candidate for video/DVD release.

As a child in the 50's, I lived in a small town in south Georgia. I remember going to town on Saturday and seeing the streets sidewalks packed and jammed with the "country people" who came to town once a week to buy the supplies they did not grow themselves. I've seen the old cars from the 20s, 30s and 40s parked side-by-side with wagons drawn by mules or horses. I've seen weeds growing up along the curbs of the unpaved, or partially paved streets. I've also seen the barefoot boys teasing the girls. After all, I was one of those barefoot boys and oh how I loved that little redheaded girl!

Normally, saying a movie is predictable is a bad thing. However, just as with books, sometimes you want to see a nice, schmaltzy and very predictable film....and "Come Next Spring" fits the bill.

The story is set in 1920s Arkansas and begins with Matt Ballot (Steve Cochran) arriving home for the first time in nine years. During his absence, his wife was forced to raise their two children. But apparently drinking was more important to Matt....and he spent most of his time away boozing it up. But he claims to be clean and sober and has stopped by to see his kids. He says he only plans to make the visit brief, but the kids seem to idolize him....and she asks him to stay. Where does all this go? And, what about his daughter's affliction? See the film....you'll enjoy it.

The acting was just fine and the writing predictable but good...and my wife and I greatly enjoyed the movie. Well worth seeing.

I have to confess off the bat that Director Springsteen is unknown to me, although I have read favorable comments about his film DOUBLE JEOPARDY.

Well, COME NEXT SPRING is no noir, it is a love story following the reunion of an Arkansas man with the family he had walked out on, nine years earlier. Montgomery Pittman serves up a charming and touching screenplay that really tugs at your heart strings, as Matt Ballot (Cochran) sees his teenage daughter and meets for the first time the son he did not even know he had... and pleads with his former wife to take him on as a hired hand.

Of course, a beautiful woman like Ann Sheridan is sure to attract other males, and Sonny Tufts wastes no time announcing to Matt that he wants Sheridan. You can tell - and Matt admits it - that that fight is written on the wall but, before it happens, there is an interesting sequence involving a cyclone or tornado that only makes Matt more agreeable to his children, and even to his former wife.

Excellent color photography, lovely musical theme sung by a very young Tony Bennett, and very touching performances by the leads. Walter Brennan, winner of three supporting Oscars and perhaps the most famous supporting actor of all time, does not shine as much as usual, but certainly does not compromise, either.

Edgar Buchanan, another top rung supporting actor, puts in an immaculate performance - pity that it is so short.

The ending is truly unique, a blend of love, good will, repentance and forgiveness all working together in young Sherry Jackson's voice.

This wholesome picture flies by in a very fast 92 minutes.

Definitely worth watching-