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My Daughter Joy (1950)

He gambled a million dollars to put the world on the spot

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 21M

Director : Gregory Ratoff
Writer : Robert Thoeren, William Rose

Synopsis

A financier plots to become the richest man in the world by marrying off his daughter to the son of an Arab sheik.

Actors

Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
George Constantin
Peggy Cummins
Peggy Cummins
Georgette Constantin
Richard Greene
Richard Greene
Larry
Nora Swinburne
Nora Swinburne
Ava Constantin
Walter Rilla
Walter Rilla
Andreas
Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie
Sir Thomas McTavish
James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice
Prof. Keval
Ronald Adam
Ronald Adam
Col. Fogarty
David Hutcheson
David Hutcheson
Annix
Gregory Ratoff
Gregory Ratoff
Marcos

Crews

Gregory Ratoff
Gregory Ratoff
Director
Irène Némirovsky
Irène Némirovsky
Novel
Robert Thoeren
Robert Thoeren
Screenplay
William Rose
William Rose
Screenplay
Gregory Ratoff
Gregory Ratoff
Producer
Philip Brandon
Philip Brandon
Associate Producer
Georges Périnal
Georges Périnal
Director of Photography
Raymond Gallois-Montbrun
Raymond Gallois-Montbrun
Music
Raymond Poulton
Raymond Poulton
Editor
Dario Simoni
Dario Simoni
Set Decoration
U.P. Hutchinson
U.P. Hutchinson
Makeup Artist
Joe Shear
Joe Shear
Hairstylist
H.C. Pearson
H.C. Pearson
Sound
Jack Drake
Jack Drake
Sound Editor
Bill Salter
Bill Salter
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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