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… More 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
- Directed By
- Charles Vidor
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- On DVD
- Mar 28, 2000
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This two generation melodrama, about a self-sacrificing father and no-good son who needs to redeem himself, is well acted by Brian Aherne.
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Cast
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Madeleine Carroll
as Livia Vaynol
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Brian Aherne
as William Essex
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Louis Hayward
as Oliver Essex
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Laraine Day
as Maeve O'Riorden
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Henry Hull
as Dermont O'Riorden
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Josephine Hutchinson
as Nellie Essex
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Sophie Stewart
as Shella O'Riorden
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Scotty Beckett
as Oliver as a Child
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May Beatty
as Annie
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Stanley Logan
as The Colonel
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Lionel Belmore
as Mr. Moscrop
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Mary Gordon
as Mrs. Mulvaney
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David Clyde
as Drayman
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Vesey O'Davoren
as Butler
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Pat Flaherty
as Joe Baxter
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Victor Kendall
as Pogson
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Mary Field
as First Maid
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Audrey Manners
as Maid
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Sibyl Harris
as First Landlady
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Connie Leon
as Landlady
- Howard Davies
- Leyland Hodgson
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Bruce Lister
as Rory O'Riorden
- C. Montague Shaw
