Comedy · United Kingdom · 1954 · 1h 25m

To Dorothy, a Son

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Director
Muriel Box
Cast
Shelley Winters as Myrtle La Mar Peggy Cummins as Dorothy Rapallo John Gregson as Tony Rapallo Wilfrid Hyde-White as Starke Mona Washbourne as Midwife Appleby Maurice Kaufmann as Elmer the Pianist
Crew
Alfred Roome — Editor Sydney Box — Producer Peter Rogers — Producer Ben Schrift — Producer
Synopsis

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?

Mood & Themes
babyenglandmoneyinheritancewoman directormarital mixup
Key Collaborators
Muriel Box Director Alfred Roome Editor Sydney Box Producer Peter Rogers Producer Ben Schrift Producer
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