The Miniver Story (1950)
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This sequel to the 1942 Oscar-winner Mrs.Miniver can be considered ill-advised, if only because the producers could never really hope to match the success of the original. Otherwise, The Miniver Story has its charms, not the least of which were the sterling performances of Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Set just after VE Day, the film finds Mrs. Miniver (Garson) reacting to the euphoria of her friends and family with a sense of quiet sadness. This is because she's just learned from her doctor that she hasn't much longer to live. With the same courage with which she met the deprivations of WW II, Mrs. Miniver resolves to put on a happy face and keep the news of her imminent demise a secret from her husband (Pigeon) and children. She even finds time to straighten out the tangled love life of her daughter Judy (Cathy O'Donnell). Henry Wilcoxon repeats his Mrs. Miniver role as the local vicar. Unlike its Hollywood-bound predecessor, The Miniver Story was lensed on location in England. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Greer Garson - Kay Miniver
- John Hodiak - Spike Romway
- Cathy O'Donnell - Judy Miniver
- Henry Wilcoxon - Vicar
- Anthony Bushell - Dr. Kaneson
- Alison Leggatt - Mrs. Foley
- Eliot Makeham - Mr. Farraday
- William Fox - Toby Miniver
- Paul Demel - Jose Antonio Campos
- Walter Pidgeon - Clem Miniver
- Leo Genn - Steve Brunswick
- Peter Finch - Polish officer
- Reginald Owen - Mr. Foley
- Cicely Paget-Bowman - Mrs. Kanesley
- Sandra Dorne - Girl in Tartan, VE Day pub (uncredited)
- Brian Roper - Richard
- Richard Gale - Tom Foley
- Ann Wilton - Jeanette
- Director(s):
- H.C. Potter
- Writer(s):
- George Froeschel, Ronald Millar
- Producer(s):
- Sidney Franklin, Sidney Franklin
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