Summary
My Son, My Son! is an American romantic film drama first released in 1940,
directed by Charles Vidor.
The film stars Madeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne, Louis Hayward, Laraine Day and Henry Hull.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Charles Vidor
- Script: Howard Spring, Lenore J. Coffee
- Music: Edward Ward
- Cast: Madeleine Carroll (Livia Vaynol), Brian Aherne (William Essex), Louis Hayward (Oliver Essex), Laraine Day (Maeve O’Riorden), Henry Hull (Dermot O’Riorden), Josephine Hutchinson (Nellie Moscrop Essex), Sophie Stewart (Sheila O’Riorden), Bruce Lester (Rory O’Riorden), Scotty Beckett (Oliver as a Child), Brenda Henderson (Maeve as a Child), Teddy Moorwood (Rory as a Child), May Beatty (Annie), Stanley Logan (The Colonel), Lionel Belmore (Mr. Moscrop), Mary Gordon (Mrs. Mulvaney), David Clyde (Drayman), Vesey O’Davoren (Parker – Butler), Pat Flaherty (Joe Baxter), Victor Kendall (Pogson), Mary Field (Betsy – First Maid), Audrey Manners (Second Maid), Sibyl Harris (First Landlady), Connie Leon (Second Landlady), Dorothy Hack (Infant), Howard Davies (Undetermined Role), Sam Harris (British Officer at Dinner), Reginald Sheffield (Thurston – Mine Superintendent), Larry Steers (Backstage), Walter Tetley (Newsboy)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 116 min; B&W
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Drama / Romance


