Top billed cast

1. 

   Ann Blyth

   Gail Macaulay

2. 

   Farley Granger

   Chuck

3. 

   Joan Evans

   Joan Macaulay

4. 

   Jane Wyatt

   Lois Macaulay

5. 

   Ann Dvorak

   Gert Lynch

6. 

   Donald Cook

   Fred Macaulay

7. 

   Natalie Wood

   Penny Macaulay

8. 

   Gus Schilling

   Frank

9. 

   Phyllis Kirk

   Zaza

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-01-11

After a bit of sibling spatting on her eighteenth birthday, “Gail” (Ann Blyth) is told by her sister “Joan” (Joan Evans) that she is adopted, and that mum (Jane Wyatt) and dad (Donald Cook) aren’t actually her real parents. The latter two overhear this cruel revelation and try to placate their daughter, but after some reflection she decides that she wants to contact her birth-parents. Her father has long since gone the way of the dodo, but her mother has got married and lives down the California coast. A meeting is arranged, but let’s just say it doesn’t quite go to plan and this...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• biological mother
• adopted