To Each His Own (1946)

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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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 2 hr. 2 min.
Directed By: Mitchell Leisen
Written By: Charles Brackett, Jacques Théry
Genres: Drama, Classics

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1946 Wide
Studio: Paramount Pictures [us]

Critic Reviews

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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jay n

Wonderful tearjerker with a ending that knocks you out.
Laura C

A little too soapy for my taste but Olivia de Havilland elevates this film several notches and is amply rewarded with an Oscar.

Cast

            Olivia de Havilland as Miss Josephine Norris

            Mary Anderson as Corinna Piersen

            Roland Culver as Lord Desham

            John Lund as Capt. Bart Cosgrove

            Phillip Terry as Alex Piersen

            Griff Barnett as Mr. Norris

            Bill Goodwin as Mac Tilton

            Gladys Blake as Lorena

            Harlan Briggs as Dr. McLaughlin

            Jack Clifford as Policeman

            Chester Clute as Clarence Ingham

            Clyde Cook as Mr. Harkett

            Virginia Farmer as Mrs. Clinton

            Frank Faylen as Babe

            Almeda Fowler as Sara

            Billy Gray as Billy Ingham

            Gary Gray as Casey Ingham

            Leyland Hodgson as Porter at Reindeer Club

            Victoria Horne as Daisy Gingras

            Lucy Knoch as WACs

            Doris Lloyd as Miss Pringle

            Arthur Loft as Mr. Clinton

            James Millican as Lt. Flyer

            Ida Moore as Miss Claflin

            Clara Reid as Ida

            Willard Robertson as Dr. Hunt

            Reginald Sheffield as Headwaiter

            Will Stanton as Funny Little Waiter

            Beverly Thompson
            
            Virginia Welles as Liz Lorimer

            Crane Whitley as Police Captain

            Mary Young as Mrs. Nix

            Alma Macrorie as Belle Ingham

            Bill Ward as Gregory (younger)

            Gloria Williams as Woman

            William Hunter
            
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