To Dorothy, a Son (1954)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Muriel Box

Synopsis

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?

Actors

Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
Myrtle La Mar
Peggy Cummins
Peggy Cummins
Dorothy Rapallo
John Gregson
John Gregson
Tony Rapallo
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Starke
Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne
Midwife Appleby
Maurice Kaufmann
Maurice Kaufmann
Elmer the Pianist
Joan Sims
Joan Sims
Telephone Operator
Aubrey Mather
Aubrey Mather
Dr. Cameron
Hal Osmond
Hal Osmond
Livingston Potts
Hartley Power
Hartley Power
Cy Daniel
John Warren
John Warren
Waiter
Fred Berger
Fred Berger
Furrier
Dorothy Bramhall
Dorothy Bramhall
Starke's Secretary
Nicholas Parsons
Nicholas Parsons
Passport Official
Ronald Adam
Ronald Adam
Parsons
Martin Miller
Martin Miller
Brodcynsky
Alfie Bass
Alfie Bass
Cab Driver
Anthony Oliver
Anthony Oliver
Express Reporter
Meredith Edwards
Meredith Edwards
Carter
Marjorie Rhodes
Marjorie Rhodes
Landlady
Grace Denbigh Russell
Grace Denbigh Russell
Spinster (uncredited)
Charles Hawtrey
Charles Hawtrey
Waiter at Pub
Bartlett Mullins
Bartlett Mullins
Mechanic (uncredited)
Campbell Singer
Campbell Singer
Pub Landlord
Gudrun Ure
Gudrun Ure
Cy Daniel's Secretary (uncredited)
Joan Hickson
Joan Hickson
Pub Landlady

Crews

Muriel Box
Muriel Box
Director
Sydney Box
Sydney Box
Producer
Peter Rogers
Peter Rogers
Producer
Peter Noble
Peter Noble
Associate Producer
Ben Schrift
Ben Schrift
Producer
George Paternoster
George Paternoster
Boom Operator
Peter Rogers
Peter Rogers
Screenstory
Alfred Roome
Alfred Roome
Editor
Barbara Wainwright
Barbara Wainwright
Continuity

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