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To Dorothy, a Son(1954)
Status: Released
Date: 1954-10-31
58%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 25m
Overview:
Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesn't have any male heirs on the way, else he gets the cash. She journies from New York to England, and finally tracks him down with his heavily pregnant new wife. Should she try and woo him back or challenge the legality of the new marriage?
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Welbeck-Gina
Movie: To Dorothy, a Son
Top 10 Billed Cast
Shelley Winters
Myrtle La Mar
Peggy Cummins
Dorothy Rapallo
John Gregson
Tony Rapallo
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Starke
Mona Washbourne
Midwife Appleby
Maurice Kaufmann
Elmer the Pianist
Joan Sims
Telephone Operator
Aubrey Mather
Dr. Cameron
Hal Osmond
Livingston Potts
Hartley Power
Cy Daniel
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Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesn't have any male heirs on the way, else he gets the cash. She journies from New York to England, and finally tracks him down with his heavily pregnant new wife. Should she try and woo him back or challenge the legality of the new marriage?
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1954-10-31
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