Olivia De Havilland's first Oscar came for "To Each His Own."
After a one night stand with a pilot, De Havilland, a small town girl with intelligence and moral fortitude, finds herself in trouble.
Giving the child up is the most heart rendering thing imaginable to view.
Years later as the world enters World War 11, in a chance meeting, De Havilland meets the child, now a grown man and in the army as well.
Through the years, when they did meet, he could never imagine why she would cling to him.
With his wedding approaching, De Havilland attends it in London, where she now resides. When the son realizes who she is, he brought many a tear to the eye when he says, "May I have this dance, mother?"
Well done tear-jerker. A bold step in tackling the concept of illegitimacy; although, we saw this concept as early as 1932 in "The Sin of Madelon Claudet." Heroine Helen Hayes got an Oscar for that one as well. What does that tell you about Hollywood and socially controversial topics?
After a one night stand with a pilot, De Havilland, a small town girl with intelligence and moral fortitude, finds herself in trouble.
Giving the child up is the most heart rendering thing imaginable to view.
Years later as the world enters World War 11, in a chance meeting, De Havilland meets the child, now a grown man and in the army as well.
Through the years, when they did meet, he could never imagine why she would cling to him.
With his wedding approaching, De Havilland attends it in London, where she now resides. When the son realizes who she is, he brought many a tear to the eye when he says, "May I have this dance, mother?"
Well done tear-jerker. A bold step in tackling the concept of illegitimacy; although, we saw this concept as early as 1932 in "The Sin of Madelon Claudet." Heroine Helen Hayes got an Oscar for that one as well. What does that tell you about Hollywood and socially controversial topics?