My Son, My Son! (film)
| My Son, My Son! | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Charles Vidor |
| Produced by | Edward Small |
| Written by | Lenore J. Coffee |
| Based on | novel by Howard Spring |
| Starring | Madeleine Carroll |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling Sr. |
| Edited by | Fred R. Feitshans Jr. |
Production company |
Edward Small Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
My Son, My Son! is a 1940 American drama film based on a novel by the same name written by Howard Spring and directed by Charles Vidor. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by John DuCasse Schulze.[1]
Cast
- Madeleine Carroll as Livia Vaynol
- Brian Aherne as William Essex
- Louis Hayward as Oliver Essex
- Laraine Day as Maeve O'Riorden
- Henry Hull as Dermot O'Riorden
- Josephine Hutchinson as Nellie Moscrop Essex
- Sophie Stewart as Sheila O'Riorden
- Bruce Lester as Rory O'Riorden
- Scotty Beckett as Oliver as a Child
- Brenda Henderson as Maeve as a Child
- Teddy Moorwood as Rory as a Child
- May Beatty as Annie
- Stanley Logan as The Colonel
- Lionel Belmore as Mr. Moscrop
- Mary Gordon as Mrs. Mulvaney
- David Clyde as Drayman
- Vesey O'Davoren as Parker, Butler
- Pat Flaherty as Joe Baxter
- Victor Kendall as Pogson
- Mary Field as Betsy, First Maid
- Audrey Manners as Second Maid
- Sibyl Harris as First Landlady
- Connie Leon as Second Landlady
Production
Edward Small bought film rights to the book for $50,000[2] in part because he thought it would make an ideal vehicle for his new star, Louis Hayward.[3]
Plans to make the film were temporarily halted due to World War II.[4]
References
- ↑ "NY Times: My Son, My Son!". NY Times. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- ↑ "Marshall Will Play in 'My Son, My Son': Europe Lures Notables Students Belittle Stars Tommy Kelly Assigned Ann Sheridan's New Role" Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 28 Mar 1939: 15.
- ↑ "ENTER VILLAIN LOUIS HAYWARD!.". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 18 May 1940. p. 36 Supplement: The Movie World. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ↑ "PRODUCERS GIRD FOR WAR: The Cinema Capital Contemplates Its Probable Effects Upon the Industry" by DOUGLAS W. CHURCHILL. New York Times 10 Sep 1939: X3.
External links
- My Son, My Son! at the Internet Movie Database
- My Son, My Son! on Lux Radio Theater: March 11, 1940
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