My Own True Love (1948)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : Compton Bennett
Writer : Josef Mischel, Ted Strauss

Synopsis

Following World War II, a woman tries to help her fiance understand his son's traumatic experience as a G.I., during which he lost a leg and was imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp.

Actors

Phyllis Calvert
Phyllis Calvert
Joan Clews
Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas
Clive Heath
Wanda Hendrix
Wanda Hendrix
Sheila Heath
Robert Walker
Robert Walker
Charles Stone
Philip Friend
Philip Friend
Michael Heath
Binnie Barnes
Binnie Barnes
Geraldine
Alan Napier
Alan Napier
Kittredge
Arthur Shields
Arthur Shields
Iverson
Phyllis Morris
Phyllis Morris
Mrs. Peach
Richard Webb
Richard Webb
Corporal

Crews

Val Lewton
Val Lewton
Producer
Compton Bennett
Compton Bennett
Director
Arthur Krober
Arthur Krober
Adaptation
Josef Mischel
Josef Mischel
Screenplay
Ted Strauss
Ted Strauss
Screenplay
Henry Bumstead
Henry Bumstead
Art Direction
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
LeRoy Stone
LeRoy Stone
Editor
Charles Lang
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Ronnie Lubin
Ronnie Lubin
Script Supervisor

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