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Our Very Own

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  • 1h 33m
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6.7/10
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Our Very Own (1950)
DramaRomance
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 s... Read allGail 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.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.
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    • David Miller
    • F. Hugh Herbert
  • Stars
    • Ann Blyth
    • Farley Granger
    • Joan Evans
    • David Miller
    • F. Hugh Herbert
  • Stars
    • Ann Blyth
    • Farley Granger
    • Joan Evans
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Ann Blyth and Farley Granger in Our Very Own (1950)
    Joan Evans and Farley Granger in Our Very Own (1950)
    Joan Evans and Farley Granger in Our Very Own (1950)
    Ann Blyth and Farley Granger in Our Very Own (1950)
    Ann Blyth and Farley Granger in Our Very Own (1950)
    Natalie Wood in Our Very Own (1950)
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    Our Very Own (1950)
    Our Very Own (1950)
    Natalie Wood, Ann Blyth, Donald Cook, and Gus Schilling in Our Very Own (1950)
    Our Very Own (1950)
    Ann Blyth, Bob Considine, Joe DiMaggio, Farley Granger, Hedda Hopper, Leonard Lyons, Louella Parsons, Quentin Reynolds, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ted Williams, and Walter Winchell in Our Very Own (1950)

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    Ann Blyth
    Ann Blyth
    • Gail Macaulay
    Farley Granger
    Farley Granger
    • Chuck
    Joan Evans
    Joan Evans
    • Joan Macaulay
    Jane Wyatt
    Jane Wyatt
    • Lois Macaulay
    Ann Dvorak
    Ann Dvorak
    • Gert Lynch
    Donald Cook
    Donald Cook
    • Fred Macaulay
    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Penny Macaulay
    Gus Schilling
    Gus Schilling
    • Frank
    Phyllis Kirk
    Phyllis Kirk
    • Zaza
    Jessica Grayson
    • Violet
    • (as Jessie Grayson)
    Martin Milner
    Martin Milner
    • Bert
    Kipp Hamilton
    Kipp Hamilton
    • Gwendolyn
    • (as Rita Hamilton)
    Ray Teal
    Ray Teal
    • Jim Lynch
    Arthur Berkeley
    • Poker Player
    • (uncredited)
    John Butler
    John Butler
    • Poker Player
    • (uncredited)
    John Considine
    John Considine
    • Boy at Birthday Party
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Devlin
    Joe Devlin
    • Card Player
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Jeanne Glennie
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
      • David Miller
      • F. Hugh Herbert
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The inscription on Gail's locket reads : "From Mother and Daddy 6-14-49"
    • Goofs
      Mrs. Macaulay tells Joan her birth certificate is in a "sealed" box. There is a lock on the box, but Joan opens it without a key. Her mother never mentions needing a key. There is a very good reason that box should have been locked. Mr. Macaulay produces a key later and locks the box.
    • Quotes

      Penny Macaulay: [about Chuck] He really is awfully cute, isn't he?

      Joan Macaulay: [feigning ignorance] Who?

      Penny Macaulay: [exasperated] President Truman!

    • Soundtracks
      Happy Birthday
      (uncredited)

      Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill

    User reviews33

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    6/10
    Mother Knows Best
    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
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    • Release date
      • July 27, 1950 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
      • Black and White

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