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Close to My Heart (1951)Director:William Keighley |
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Title: Close to My Heart (1951)
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Cast
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| Gene Tierney | ... | ||
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Fay Bainter | ... |
Mrs. Morrow
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Howard St. John | ... |
I.O. Frost
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Mary Beth Hughes | ... |
Arlene
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Ann Morrison | ... |
Mrs. Barker
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James Seay | ... |
Everett C. Heilner /
Edward C. Hewitt
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Baby John Winslow | ... |
Baby Danny
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Eddie Marr | ... |
Taxi Driver Dunne
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paternity revealed | nature versus nurture | adoption agency | maternity revealed | adoption |Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 January 1951 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Lágrimas de Mulher See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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This is a pretty good little film about a couple adopting a baby. It works best when it is looking at the couple at home dealing with the new child, or when they adopt a puppy as a substitute. This is all quite charming and although Gene Tierney is a little cloyingly sweet at times (and I might add ravishingly beautiful), Ray Milland is very good. Where the film is less successful is when it traces Milland's search for the baby's real parents - this all becomes a tad melodramatic. And Fay Bainter's oh-so-well-meaning adoption agency supervisor comes over as so mean and heartless in her treatment of Tierney that the film becomes unbelievable. She tortures the poor woman! Milland's final impassioned monologue to Bainter is impossible for any actor to play but Milland has a good stab at it. Overall very entertaining.