Gail discovers the shocking news that she is adopted during a heated argument with her sister, Joan. With the reluctant support of her adoptive parents and baby sister, Penny, Gail goes in ...
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| Ann Blyth | ... | Gail Macaulay | |
| Farley Granger | ... | Chuck | |
| Joan Evans | ... | Joan Macaulay | |
| Jane Wyatt | ... | Mrs. Fred (Lois) Macaulay | |
| Ann Dvorak | ... | Mrs. Gert Lynch | |
| Donald Cook | ... | Fred Macaulay | |
| Natalie Wood | ... | Penny Macaulay | |
| Gus Schilling | ... | Frank, TV Repairman | |
| Phyllis Kirk | ... | Zaza | |
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Jessica Grayson | ... | Violet |
| Martin Milner | ... | Bert | |
| Kipp Hamilton | ... | Gwendolyn (as Rita Hamilton) | |
| Ray Teal | ... | Mr. Jim Lynch | |
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Gail discovers the shocking news that she is adopted during a heated argument with her sister, Joan. With the reluctant support of her adoptive parents and baby sister, Penny, Gail goes in search of her biological mother and true identity. Written by Anonymous
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27 July 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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A suburban Los Angeles family is rocked by the revelation one of three daughters is adopted. The label is placed upon eldest Ann Blyth (as Gail Macaulay), a high school teenager about to graduate. She dates handsome TV installation man Farley Granger (as Chuck), who says "mother knows best." As it often happens, middle daughter Joan Evans (as Joan) arrived right after the adoption. Jealous of older sis, Ms. Evans would like some kissing time with Mr. Granger. Otherwise perfect mother Jane Wyatt (as Lois) could never find the right moment to tell Ms. Blyth she was adopted...
Real mother Ann Dvorak (as Gert) has a hard life. Father Donald Cook (as Fred) smacks his girls with an open palm. Mouthy littlest daughter Natalie Wood (as Penny) annoys the heck out of genuinely funny Gus Schilling (as Frank) when he installs the family's new TV set. Fresh-faced teenager Martin Milner has the best up-and-coming role and adoring family servant Jesse Grayson dons her maid uniform for the last time. "Our Very Own" is a slickly produced melodrama which suggests that Samuel Goldwyn, if he were born 50 years later, would have been very successful in 1950s television.
****** Our Very Own (7/27/50) David Miller ~ Ann Blyth, Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Jane Wyatt