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Poikani Edward

Original title: Edward, My Son
  • 19491949
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.3K
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Deborah Kerr and Spencer Tracy in Poikani Edward (1949)
DramaRomance
A businessman's desire to protect his corrupt son's fortune leads to tragedy.A businessman's desire to protect his corrupt son's fortune leads to tragedy.A businessman's desire to protect his corrupt son's fortune leads to tragedy.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • Robert Morley(from the stage play by)
    • Donald Ogden Stewart(screen play by)
    • Noel Langley(from the stage play by)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Deborah Kerr
    • Ian Hunter
  • Director
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • Robert Morley(from the stage play by)
    • Donald Ogden Stewart(screen play by)
    • Noel Langley(from the stage play by)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Deborah Kerr
    • Ian Hunter
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 25User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

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    Deborah Kerr in Poikani Edward (1949)
    Deborah Kerr and Spencer Tracy in Poikani Edward (1949)
    Spencer Tracy, Leueen MacGrath, and Clement McCallin in Poikani Edward (1949)
    Leueen MacGrath in Poikani Edward (1949)
    Deborah Kerr and Ian Hunter in Poikani Edward (1949)
    Deborah Kerr and Spencer Tracy in Poikani Edward (1949)
    Deborah Kerr and Spencer Tracy in Poikani Edward (1949)
    Deborah Kerr and Spencer Tracy in Poikani Edward (1949)
    Deborah Kerr, Spencer Tracy, and Ian Hunter in Poikani Edward (1949)
    Deborah Kerr, Spencer Tracy, and Ian Hunter in Poikani Edward (1949)
    Deborah Kerr in Poikani Edward (1949)

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    Spencer Tracy
    Spencer Tracy
    • Arnold Boult
    Deborah Kerr
    Deborah Kerr
    • Evelyn Boult
    Ian Hunter
    Ian Hunter
    • Dr. Larry Woodhope
    James Donald
    James Donald
    • Bronton
    Mervyn Johns
    Mervyn Johns
    • Harry Simpkin
    Leueen MacGrath
    Leueen MacGrath
    • Eileen Perrin
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Mr. Hanray
    Walter Fitzgerald
    Walter Fitzgerald
    • Mr. Kedner
    Tilsa Page
    • Betty Foxley
    Ernest Jay
    • Walter Prothin
    Colin Gordon
    Colin Gordon
    • Ellerby
    Harriette Johns
    Harriette Johns
    • Phyllis Mayden
    Julian D'Albie
    • Summers
    Clement McCallin
    • Sergeant Kenyon
    D.A. Clarke-Smith
    • Army Captain
    • (uncredited)
    Olive Milbourne
    • Mr. Kedner's Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Harold Scott
    Harold Scott
    • Coppingham
    • (uncredited)
    Lockwood West
    Lockwood West
    • Hall Porter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Robert Morley(from the stage play by)
      • Donald Ogden Stewart(screen play by)
      • Noel Langley(from the stage play by)
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    • Trivia
      The titular character of Edward is unseen in both the stage and film versions, his presence deemed unnecessary by the authors, as the father's ruthless, corruptive influence defines the boy's increasingly antisocial behaviors. As such, Edward's unseen but much-discussed character flaws are the core element of the tale.
    • Goofs
      Near the beginning of the film, Arnold brings home a baby carriage. The gate to the front walk is open when he arrives, and he hurries through it, not closing it. However, from a shot inside the house looking out, the gate is closed.
    • Quotes

      Arnold Boult: That's where you differ from me. In my business, I never admit failure.

    • Connections
      Featured in Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949)

    User reviews25

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    8/10
    English Press Lord
    When it was originally presented on the London stage, Robert Morley starred and wrote Edward My Son and I believe he had Lord Beaverbrook in mind. If that is the case Edward My Son was as daring in its way as Sweet Smell of Success was in America taking dead aim at Walter Winchell.

    Lord Beaverbrook for those on this side of the Atlantic was a Canadian industrialist Max Aitken who settled in the UK and purchased a string of tabloid like newspapers. He was a very powerful force in the post World War I United Kingdom and served in the War Cabinet of Winston Churchill. He was every bit as cunning and as ruthless as we Sir Arnold Boult made out to be.

    And to accommodate Spencer Tracy's North American speech, Sir Arnold is made Canadian. That was making it more daring. Beaverbrook was not a man to cross.

    We never see Edward at any time in the film, the picture we form of him is through the eyes of the other characters. A kid spoiled rotten by his ever indulgent father. Boult, ruthless in business and finance, is just as ruthless at getting whatever for his son, giving him everything but a decent set of values to live by.

    Tracy's portrayal rings true for me because I actually knew someone like Arnold Boult in my life. He was a political person who spoiled his son absolutely rotten, used up favor after favor for him. When the son developed a drug problem he never tried to deal with it, but actually schemed to give him jobs he couldn't handle. I look at Tracy as Sir Arnold Boult and see this man staring right back at me.

    Deborah Kerr is Tracy's wife and Edward's mother and Leueen McGrath is his secretary and mistress. They are the major female roles in Edward My Son and both are captured well. Others to look for in the cast are Felix Aylmer as the prep schoolmaster, Mervyn Johns as Tracy's tragic former business partner, and Ian Hunter as Tracy's friend and eventual second husband to Kerr.

    Look at Tracy's methods in dealing with his personal and professional life and it's small wonder Edward turned out to be the spoiled brat he was.
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    • Apr 6, 2006

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 1950 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Edward, My Son
    • Filming locations
      • MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
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    • Budget
      • $2,421,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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