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An unwed mother, forced to give up her child to avoid scandal, follows her son's life from afar even as she prospers in business.An unwed mother, forced to give up her child to avoid scandal, follows her son's life from afar even as she prospers in business.An unwed mother, forced to give up her child to avoid scandal, follows her son's life from afar even as she prospers in business.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
Olivia de Havilland
- Jody Norris
- (as Olivia De Havilland)
Billy Ward
- Gregory - Younger
- (as Bill Ward)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis was Olivia de Havilland's first film role in three years. She was suspended by Warner Brothers after she filed suit against the studio on August 23, 1943, and was officially fired upon winning her suit by unanimous decision on December 8, 1944. Because of this lawsuit and her reputation as a perfectionist, de Havilland was labeled "difficult" in show business, temporarily making her an undesirable choice for many producers.
- GoofsWhen Captain Cosgrove shuts off the power to his biplane, it continues to glide on a level path. Biplanes have very high drag because they have two wings and all the supports in between. The plane would have started to fall toward the ground, not continue on. The clouds in the background show a level path of travel.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Captain Bart Cosgrove: I think this is our dance, Mother.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968)
- SoundtracksThree Little Fishies (Itty Bitty Poo)
Word & Music by Saxie Dowell
Featured review
A Superior Soap Opera
To Each His Own covers more than twenty years in the life of Josephine "Jody" Norris (Olivia DeHavilland), a successful American-born businesswoman now working in London as an air raid warden. Jody thinks back to an earlier time in her life when she had fallen in love with a handsome WWI fighter pilot named Bart Cosgrove (John Lund, in his motion picture debut). Shortly after she becomes pregnant by Cosgrove, Jody learns he has been killed in action. To avoid public scandal, she concocts a scheme to keep her child, but it backfires. Her son, who becomes a fighter pilot like his late father, doesn't know who his real mother is. But Jody's confidante, Lord Desham (Roland Culver, in a wonderfully understated performance), does, and he believes it's his duty to right the situation. A superior soap opera, the film is deftly directed by Mitchell Leisen and features restrained, impressive performances by the entire cast. For her efforts as Jody, deHavilland won the 1946 Oscar for Best Actress. Victor Young's music is never overbearing, and Charles Brackett and Jacques Thery's screenplay is wise and intelligently written.
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- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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