Edward, My Son (1950)

Directed by

George Cukor

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man's obsession with his unseen son drives him to morally questionable acts over decades. The story follows his rise and the toll it takes on his family.

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What happens

Edward, My Son is a 1949 British drama film directed by George Cukor for MGM-British Studios that stars Spencer Tracy and Deborah Kerr. The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is based on the 1947 play of the same title by Noel Langley and Robert Morley. The title character is never seen in the movie and montages of celebratory cakes show the passage of time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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