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Child of Divorce

  • 1946
  • Passed
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
260
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Madge Meredith, Sharyn Moffett, and Regis Toomey in Child of Divorce (1946)
Drama

An eight-year-old girl is an unwilling and disturbed witness of parental quarrels in her home, and when the parents finally secure a divorce, the judge decrees that the young girl live with ... Read allAn eight-year-old girl is an unwilling and disturbed witness of parental quarrels in her home, and when the parents finally secure a divorce, the judge decrees that the young girl live with her mother for eight months and her father the other four months. The divided life affects... Read allAn eight-year-old girl is an unwilling and disturbed witness of parental quarrels in her home, and when the parents finally secure a divorce, the judge decrees that the young girl live with her mother for eight months and her father the other four months. The divided life affects her both mentally and physically.

  • Director
    • Richard Fleischer
  • Writers
    • Leopold Atlas
    • Lillie Hayward
  • Stars
    • Sharyn Moffett
    • Regis Toomey
    • Madge Meredith
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    260
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Fleischer
    • Writers
      • Leopold Atlas
      • Lillie Hayward
    • Stars
      • Sharyn Moffett
      • Regis Toomey
      • Madge Meredith
    • 14User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Madge Meredith, Sharyn Moffett, and Regis Toomey in Child of Divorce (1946)
    Child of Divorce (1946)
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    Sharyn Moffett
    Sharyn Moffett
    • Bobby Carter
    Regis Toomey
    Regis Toomey
    • Ray Carter
    Madge Meredith
    Madge Meredith
    • Joan Carter…
    Walter Reed
    Walter Reed
    • Michael Benton
    Una O'Connor
    Una O'Connor
    • Nora
    Doris Merrick
    Doris Merrick
    • Louise Norman
    Harry Cheshire
    Harry Cheshire
    • Judge
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    • Dr. Sterling
    Lillian Randolph
    Lillian Randolph
    • Carrie
    Patricia Prest
    • Linda
    • (as Pat Prest)
    Gregory Marshall
    • Freddie
    • (as Gregory Muradian)
    George McDonald
    George McDonald
    • Donnie
    Patsy Converse
    • Betty
    Ann Carter
    Ann Carter
    • Peggy Allen
    Anne Burr
    • Ruth
    • (uncredited)
    William Forrest
    William Forrest
    • Mr. Proctor
    • (uncredited)
    Sherry Hall
    • Court Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Max Rose
    • Deputy
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    • Director
      • Richard Fleischer
    • Writers
      • Leopold Atlas
      • Lillie Hayward
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    • Trivia
      Remake of Wednesday's Child (1934) with the same character names from the earlier film, although the gender of the child has been changed from a male to female in this version.
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      Version of Wednesday's Child (1934)

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    A surprisingly good B feature
    Movie director Richard Fleischer made some good movies in his career, but also made his share of stinkers. Happily, "Child of Divorce" - the first feature film he directed - is one of his good movies. Although it only runs about 60 minutes long, its brief length seems appropriate for this particular story, and manages to pack a good amount of punch along the way. There seem to be two main themes in the movie, the first obviously being that divorce is a bad experience for anyone directly or indirectly involved. The second is that all people, whether adults or children, can be cruel at times. Obviously the child's parents are cruel to each other, but there are also some incidents of the parents being cruel to their child, and the child being cruel towards her parents. Related to this is the message that life itself can be cruel, but the ending does suggests that there can be hope for the future. The acting by the main players is very good, including Sharyn Moffett as the title child. If there is any real problem with this overall very good movie, it is that there is some below average acting by some supporting child actors, though fortunately they aren't given that much to do.
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    • Oct 11, 2013

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 1946 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hija del divorcio
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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