When the Bough Breaks (1947)
- Original title
- When The Bough Breaks
- Directed by
- Lawrence Huntington
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A child is at the center of a conflict between her birth family and her foster family. The film shows the struggle of two mothers fighting for the right to raise her.
emotionaldramaticthoughtfultensereflectivepoignantcharacter-driven
What happens
When the Bough Breaks is a 1947 film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Patricia Roc and Rosamund John. It is an adaptation of an original storyline by Herbert Victor on adoption and the competing ties of one child's birth and foster family. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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