The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948)

Director:

Peter Godfrey

Writers:

Moss Hart (play)
Ranald MacDougall (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 December 1948 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Evelyn and Ken Blake are about to break up their marriage and get a divorce. While she still loves him...

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Infidelity | Father Son Relationship | Secretary | 1940s

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Alexis Smith	...	Evelyn Blake
Robert Douglas	...	Ken Blake
Cecil Kellaway	...	Judge Alexander Adamson
Ted Donaldson	...	Christopher Blake
John Hoyt	...	Mr. Caldwell
Harry Davenport	...	Courtroom Attendant
Mary Wickes	...	Clara
Art Baker	...	Mr. Kurlick

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #12704) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:S

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Alexis Smith and Ted Donaldson are riding home, they are in a post-war De Soto Taxicab. But in the stock footage selected to show the taxi driving up to the front of their house, it is a pre-war model, about ten years older.

wonderfully tender film

This is a beautifully done film, a very tender and sensitive story, perfectly acted and staged with great imagination. Max Steiner created a superbly melodic and emotional score which expertly brings together the psychological and emotional themes, and Karl Freund gives an excellent German expressionistic look to the fantasy sequences. One of the most unusual and captivating Hollywood films of that era. Especially enjoyable is the central performance by child actor Ted Donaldson. All of the other performances, especially Cecil Kellaways, are equally fine. An important film, sadly overlooked, with an even more important message. See it!!!