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My Son, My Son!
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Wikipedia article
'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.
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"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' March 28, 1939: 15. in part because he thought it would make an ideal vehicle for his new star, Louis Hayward.
Plans to make the film were temporarily halted due to World War II."PRODUCERS GIRD FOR WAR: The Cinema Capital Contemplates Its Probable Effects Upon the Industry" by DOUGLAS W. CHURCHILL. 'New York Times' September 10, 1939: X3.
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