Stepchild

Stepchild

70 mins | Drama, Romance | June 7, 1947

Although Dale and Ken Bullock should be a happily married couple, their marriage is on the verge of a break-up, because Dale refuses to give up her well-paying job in order to devote more time to Ken and their two children Jimmy, age 9, and Tommy, age 6. They sue for divorce and the Judge rules that the children be placed in the custody of their father. Dale realizes what she has lost but she is too proud to say anything to Ken, whom she still loves. Ken, shopping for the perfect stay-at-home wife to take care of his children, falls for the charms of his secretary, Millie Lynch. Not quite.

Stepchild

70 mins | Drama, Romance | June 7, 1947

Stepchild
Although Dale and Ken Bullock should be a happily married couple, their marriage is on the verge of a break-up, because Dale refuses to give up her well-paying job in order to devote more time to Ken and their two children Jimmy, age 9, and Tommy, age 6. They sue for divorce and the Judge rules that the children be placed in the custody of their father. Dale realizes what she has lost but she is too proud to say anything to Ken, whom she still loves. Ken, shopping for the perfect stay-at-home wife to take care of his children, falls for the charms of his secretary, Millie Lynch. Not quite.
Producers
Original title Stepchild
Directors Ridgeway Callow, James Flood
Writers Jules Levine, Karen DeWolf

Cast

Brenda Joyce

as Dale Bullock

Donald Woods

as Ken Bullock

Vivian Austin

as Millie Lynne

Tommy Ivo

as Jim Bullock

Gregory Marshall

as Tommy Bullock

Griff Barnett

as Burns

James Millican

as Brian Reed

Selmer Jackson

as Judge

Ruth Robinson

as Miss Brighton

Hildegard Ackerman

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Ruth Brady

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Daisy Garcia

as A Dog (uncredited)

Toni Todd

as Minor Role (uncredited)