All Mine to Give (The Day They Gave Babies Away) (1956)
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Glynis Johns and Cameron Mitchell are top-billed in All Mine to Give, but they're out of the picture halfway through. Johns and Mitchell play a Scottish couple, Mamie and Robert, living in the American wilderness of the mid-19th century. Robert dies, whereupon Mamie takes on the responsibility… More Glynis Johns and Cameron Mitchell are top-billed in All Mine to Give, but they're out of the picture halfway through. Johns and Mitchell play a Scottish couple, Mamie and Robert, living in the American wilderness of the mid-19th century. Robert dies, whereupon Mamie takes on the responsibility of raising their six children. And when she succumbs to illness, it is the oldest child, Robbie (Rex Thompson, who'd previously played Louis Leonowens in The King And I), who takes on the challenge of finding homes for his siblings on Christmas Day. Based on a true story, All Mine to Give has heart-tugging potential, but the script isn't up to the performances. One year before its American release, the film was distributed in Great Britain under the title The Day They Gave Babies Away. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Allen Reisner
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1956 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
One of the strangest, most off-putting Christmas-themed tearjerkers ever conceived.
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Cast
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Glynis Johns
as Mamie
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Cameron Mitchell
as Robert
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Rex Thompson
as Robbie
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Patty McCormack
as Annabella
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Ernest Truex
as Dr. Delbert
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Hope Emerson
as Mrs. Pugmire
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Alan Hale Jr.
as Tom Cullen
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Sylvia Field
as Lelia Delbert
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Royal Dano
as Howard Tyler
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Reta Shaw
as Mrs. Runyon
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Stephen Wootton
as Jimmie
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Butch Bernard
as Kirk
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Rita Johnson
as Katie Tyler
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Ellen Corby
as Mrs. Raiden
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Rosalyn Boulter
as Mrs. Stephens
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Francis De Sales
as Mr. Stephens
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Jon Provost
as Bobbie
