To Each His Own (1946)
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83% of users liked it
(381 ratings)
Olivia De Havilland won the first of her two Academy Awards for To Each His Own. During World War I, De Havilland falls in love with a young soldier (John Lund). He is killed in battle before they can marry, leaving De Havilland to raise their child alone. She gives the baby up for adoption, then… More Olivia De Havilland won the first of her two Academy Awards for To Each His Own. During World War I, De Havilland falls in love with a young soldier (John Lund). He is killed in battle before they can marry, leaving De Havilland to raise their child alone. She gives the baby up for adoption, then goes to work in the cosmetic business, working her way up to an executive post. While in London on business during World War II, Olivia comes face to face with her grown son (John Lund again), now a military officer himself. Though she resists revealing her true identity, mother and son are brought together by a wise old British peer (Roland Culver). Olivia De Havilland's Oscar win was doubly sweet in that To Each His Own was her first film after an enforced two-year absence, brought about when she sued Warner Bros. to get out of her restrictive contract. Long available only in washed-out TV prints, To Each His Own was eventually restored to its pristine 35-millimeter glory by the American Film Institute. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mitchell Leisen
- Written By
- Charles Brackett, Jacques Théry
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1946 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures [us]
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
One of Olivia de Havilland's best film, for which she deservedly won her first Oscar, and one of Hollywood's most emotionally effective melodramas.
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Cast
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Olivia de Havilland
as Miss Josephine Norris
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Mary Anderson
as Corinna Piersen
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Roland Culver
as Lord Desham
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John Lund
as Capt. Bart Cosgrove, Gregory Piersen
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Phillip Terry
as Alex Piersen
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Griff Barnett
as Mr. Norris
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Bill Goodwin
as Mac Tilton
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Gladys Blake
as Lorena
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Harlan Briggs
as Dr. McLaughlin
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Jack Clifford
as Policeman
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Chester Clute
as Clarence Ingham
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Clyde Cook
as Mr. Harkett
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Virginia Farmer
as Mrs. Clinton
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Frank Faylen
as Babe
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Almeda Fowler
as Sara
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Billy Gray
as Billy Ingham
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Gary Gray
as Casey Ingham
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Leyland Hodgson
as Porter at Reindeer Club
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Victoria Horne
as Daisy Gingras
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Lucy Knoch
as WACs
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Doris Lloyd
as Miss Pringle
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Arthur Loft
as Mr. Clinton
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James Millican
as Lt. Flyer
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Ida Moore
as Miss Claflin
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Clara Reid
as Ida
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Willard Robertson
as Dr. Hunt
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Reginald Sheffield
as Headwaiter
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Will Stanton
as Funny Little Waiter
- Beverly Thompson
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Virginia Welles
as Liz Lorimer
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Crane Whitley
as Police Captain
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Mary Young
as Mrs. Nix
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Alma Macrorie
as Belle Ingham
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Bill Ward
as Gregory (younger)
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Gloria Williams
as Woman
- William Hunter
