To Dorothy, a Son (1954)
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?
- Date of release
- 1954-10-31
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Muriel Box
Casting
- Shelley Winters — Myrtle La Mar
- Peggy Cummins — Dorothy Rapallo
- John Gregson — Tony Rapallo
- Wilfrid Hyde-White — Starke
- Mona Washbourne — Midwife Appleby
- Maurice Kaufmann — Elmer the Pianist
- Joan Sims — Telephone Operator
- Aubrey Mather — Dr. Cameron
- Hal Osmond — Livingston Potts
- Hartley Power — Cy Daniel
- John Warren — Waiter
- Fred Berger — Furrier
Interesting facts
- Based on: To Dorothy, a Son
To Dorothy a Son is a black and white 1954 British comedy film in the form of a farce directed by Muriel Box and starring Shelley Winters, John Gregson and Peggy Cummins. It was written by Peter Rogers based on the 1950 play To Dorothy, a Son by Roger MacDougall. It was distributed in America by RKO Pictures in January 1956.
Production
The film was independently financed by Sydney Box.
It was shot at Elstree Studios near London with sets designed by the art director George Provis.
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