To Dorothy, a Son

To Dorothy, a Son

85 mins | Comedy | Oct. 31, 1954

Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesn't have any male heirs on the way, else he gets the cash. She journies from New York to England, and finally tracks him down with his heavily pregnant new wife. Should she try and woo him back or challenge the legality of the new marriage?

To Dorothy, a Son

85 mins | Comedy | Oct. 31, 1954

To Dorothy, a Son
Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesn't have any male heirs on the way, else he gets the cash. She journies from New York to England, and finally tracks him down with his heavily pregnant new wife. Should she try and woo him back or challenge the legality of the new marriage?
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Welbeck-Gina
Original title To Dorothy, a Son
Directors Barbara Wainwright, Muriel Box
Writers Peter Rogers

Cast

Shelley Winters

as Myrtle La Mar

Peggy Cummins

as Dorothy Rapallo

John Gregson

as Tony Rapallo

Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Starke

Mona Washbourne

as Midwife Appleby

Maurice Kaufmann

as Elmer the Pianist

Joan Sims

as Telephone Operator

Aubrey Mather

as Dr. Cameron

Hal Osmond

as Livingston Potts

Hartley Power

as Cy Daniel

John Warren

as Waiter

Fred Berger

as Furrier

Dorothy Bramhall

as Starke's Secretary

Nicholas Parsons

as Passport Official

Ronald Adam

as Parsons

Martin Miller

as Brodcynsky

Alfie Bass

as Cab Driver

Anthony Oliver

as Express Reporter

Meredith Edwards

as Carter

Marjorie Rhodes

as Landlady

Grace Denbigh Russell

as Spinster (uncredited)

Charles Hawtrey

as Waiter at Pub

Bartlett Mullins

as Mechanic (uncredited)

Campbell Singer

as Pub Landlord

Gudrun Ure

as Cy Daniel's Secretary (uncredited)

Joan Hickson

as Pub Landlady