My Son, My Son (1940)
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Adapted from the novel by Howard Spring, My Son My Son stars Brian Aherne as a self-made success determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not surprisingly, the son (Louis Hayward) grows up spoiled rotten, causing grief and pain to everyone who loves him. The limit comes when the boy tries to steal his father's lady friend (Madeline Carroll). When World War I breaks out, the son displays the noble streak that he has hidden so long by dying a hero's death. Its uplifting ending at odds with the darker denouement of the original novel, My Son My Son is high-class soap opera made workable by the multilevelled performances of Brian Aherne and Louis Hayward. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Madeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne, (more)
- Director(s):
- Charles Vidor
Synopsis of My Son, My Son
Adapted from the novel by Howard Spring, My Son My Son stars Brian Aherne as a self-made success determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not surprisingly, the son (Louis Hayward) grows up spoiled rotten, causing grief and pain to everyone who loves him. The limit comes when the boy tries to steal his father's lady friend (Madeline Carroll). When World War I breaks out, the son displays the noble streak that he has hidden so long by dying a hero's death. Its uplifting ending at odds with the darker denouement of the original novel, My Son My Son is high-class soap opera made workable by the multilevelled performances of Brian Aherne and Louis Hayward. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of My Son, My Son
- Madeleine Carroll - Livia Vaynol
- Louis Hayward - Oliver Essex
- Henry Hull - Dermont O'Riorden
- Sophie Stewart - Shella O'Riorden
- May Beatty - Annie
- Lionel Belmore - Mr. Moscrop
- David Clyde - Drayman
- Pat Flaherty - Joe Baxter
- Mary Field - First Maid
- Sibyl Harris - First Landlady
- Bruce Lister - Rory O'Riorden
- Brian Aherne - William Essex
- Laraine Day - Maeve O'Riorden
- Josephine Hutchinson - Nellie Essex
- Scotty Beckett - Oliver as a Child
- Stanley Logan - The Colonel
- Mary Gordon - Mrs. Mulvaney
- Vesey O'Davoren - Butler
- Victor Kendall - Pogson
- Audrey Manners - Maid
- Connie Leon - Landlady
- Director(s):
- Charles Vidor
- Writer(s):
- Lenore J. Coffee
- Producer(s):
- Edward Small
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