Paula (1952)
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Loretta Young plays a guilt-ridden hit-and-run driver in Paula. After leaving the scene of an accident, Paula (Young) discovers that her victim, a young boy named David Larson (Tommy Rettig), may have permanently lost the power of speech. Her maternal instinct overcoming her desire for self-preservation, Paula makes it her mission in life to teach David how to talk again. Still, she never reveals to the boy that it was she who was responsible for his condition. Inevitably, however, he finds out, setting the stage for the film's tear-stained denouement. Paula strains credibility quite a bit, though Loretta Young's strong performance makes the whole thing more believable than it sounds. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Loretta Young, Kent Smith, (more)
- Director(s):
- Rudolph Maté
Synopsis of Paula
Loretta Young plays a guilt-ridden hit-and-run driver in Paula. After leaving the scene of an accident, Paula (Young) discovers that her victim, a young boy named David Larson (Tommy Rettig), may have permanently lost the power of speech. Her maternal instinct overcoming her desire for self-preservation, Paula makes it her mission in life to teach David how to talk again. Still, she never reveals to the boy that it was she who was responsible for his condition. Inevitably, however, he finds out, setting the stage for the film's tear-stained denouement. Paula strains credibility quite a bit, though Loretta Young's strong performance makes the whole thing more believable than it sounds. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Paula
- Loretta Young - Paula Rogers
- Alexander Knox - Dr. Clifford Frazer
- Otto Hulett - Lt. Daren
- Raymond Greenleaf - President Russell
- William Vedder - Dean Cornwall
- Kathryn Card - Gussie
- Gertrude Astor - Mrs. Brown
- Larry Williams - Dr. Lazlo
- Helen Dickson - Mrs. Lazlo
- Ann Tyrrell - Nurse
- Clark Howat - Attendant
- Roy Engel - "Weagent"
- Brandon Beach - Professor
- Kent Smith - John Rogers
- Tommy Rettig - David Larson
- Will Wright - Raymond Bascom
- Eula Guy - Cora
- Ann Doran - Welfare Worker
- Sydney Mason - Dr. Morris Cull
- Edna Holland - Old Nurse
- Richard H. Gordon - Mr. Brown
- Keith Larsen - Intern
- Eddie Parker - Truck Driver
- Sam Harris - Professor
- Jeanne Bates - Attending Nurse
- Director(s):
- Rudolph Maté
- Writer(s):
- William Sackheim, James Poe
- Producer(s):
- Buddy Adler
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