Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1948 · 1h 24m

My Own True Love

Director

Cast

Phyllis Calvert as Joan Clews Melvyn Douglas as Clive Heath Wanda Hendrix as Sheila Heath Robert Walker as Charles Stone Philip Friend as Michael Heath Binnie Barnes as Geraldine

Crew

Charles Lang — Director of Photography LeRoy Stone — Editor Josef Mischel — Screenplay Ted Strauss — Screenplay Val Lewton — Producer Edith Head — Costume Design

Synopsis

Following World War II, a woman tries to help her fiance understand his son's traumatic experience as a G.I., during which he lost a leg and was imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp.

Mood & Themes

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)veteran injured

Key Collaborators

Compton Bennett Director Charles Lang Director of Photography LeRoy Stone Editor Josef Mischel Screenplay Ted Strauss Screenplay Val Lewton Producer Edith Head Costume Design

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