To Dorothy, a Son ( Cash on Delivery ) ( To Dorothy a Son )

To Dorothy, a Son (DVD) (*)

$26.99

Original Title: Cash on Delivery
Alternate Title: To Dorothy a Son
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1954 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Muriel Box

Written By:
Roger MacDougall
Peter Rogers

Actors:
Shelley Winters ..... Myrtle La Mar
John Gregson ..... Tony Rapallo
Peggy Cummins ..... Dorothy Rapallo
Wilfrid Hyde-White ..... Mr. Starke
Mona Washbourne ..... Mid Wife Appleby.
Hal Osmond ..... Livingstone Potts
Hartley Power ..... Cy Daniel
Maurice Kaufmann ..... Elmer the Pianist
John Warren ..... Waiter
Fred Berger ..... Furrier
Dorothy Bramhall ..... Starke's secretary
Nicholas Parsons ..... Passport Official
Ronald Adam ..... Parsons
Martin Miller ..... Brodcynsky
Alfie Bass ..... Cab Driver

Synopsis:

Showgirl (Shelley Winters) heads from America to Britain. Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesnt have any male heirs on the way, else he gets the cash. Finally she tracks him down with his heavily pregnant new wife. Famous Female Director Muriel Box directed this 1954 production, co written by Peter Rodgers of "Carry on" fame, from a play by Roger Macdougall. A stella cast of Shelley Winters, John Gregson, Peggy Cummins and Wilfrid Hyde White, mostly filmed in the UK. A funny and well crafted production.

Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesn't have any male heirs on the way, else he gets the cash. She journies from New York to England, and finally tracks him down with his heavily pregnant new wife. Should she try and woo him back or challenge the legality of the new marriage?

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 21 October, 2012.