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To Dorothy, a Son

To Dorothy, a Son

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Comedy

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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?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

31 October 1954

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

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

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