Journey for Margaret (1942)

Réalisateur:

W.S. Van Dyke

Scénaristes:

David Hertz (writer)
William Ludwig (writer)

Date de sortie:

15 novembre 1943 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drame | Guerre

Intrigue:

An American newspaperman and his wife, caught in the London blitz, lose their unborn child in an air raid...

Plot Keywords:

Orphan | Beautiful Woman | Adoption | Miscarriage | WWII

Avis des utilisateurs:

no cliche, this one

Ensemble

Robert Young	...	John Davis
Laraine Day	...	Nora Davis
Fay Bainter	...	Trudy Strauss
Nigel Bruce	...	Herbert V. Allison
Margaret O'Brien	...	Margaret White
William Severn	...	Peter Humphreys
Elisabeth Risdon	...	Mrs. Bailey
Doris Lloyd	...	Mrs. Barrie
Halliwell Hobbes	...	Mr. Barrie
Heather Thatcher	...	Mrs. Harris
Jill Esmond	...	Susan Fleming
G.P. Huntley	...	Rugged
Lisa Golm	...	Frau Weber

Durée:

81 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Rapport de forme:

1,37 : 1

Son:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Classification:

Finland:S | Sweden:15

Société:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Anecdotes:

The final film of veteran director W.S. Van Dyke. He was dying of cancer while shooting it, and committed suicide not long after its release.

Guillemet:

Peter Humphreys: [the children are taking their bathes. Peter and Margaret have their own tubs alligned next to each other with John Davis in the middle, helping them both] Thank you, my Mr. Davis.
Margaret White: He is NOT your Mr. Davis, he's MY Mr. Davis!
Peter Humphreys: No, he's MY Mr. Davis!
Margaret White: No, he's MY Mr. Davis!
[with that, Margaret splashes water at Peter]
Peter Humphreys: He's MY Mr. Davis!
[Peter splashes her right back]
Margaret White: He's MY Mr. Davis!
[Margaret splashes again]
Margaret White: [the children's altercation continues and speeds up, with John Davis trying to plactate them both the whole time, and getting very wet in the process, but neither pay him any mind]

Connexions De Film:

figure dans "Private Screenings: Child Stars" (2006)

no cliche, this one

How refreshing it is to come across a World War Two film minus the usual cliche scenes and ideas that infiltrated so many movies during the war years. Robert Young (as reporter John Davis) gives a consistent and profound portrayal surrounding a real concern for the human condition in terms of the effects of war on children. Margaret O'Brien (as orphan Margaret White)is haunting as the child with the magnesium bomb. William Severn's performance (as playmate Peter Humphreys) is addictive. But then there is so much good acting in this film by so many of the cast, especially that of Fay Bainter (as Trudy Strauss). The film makes it clear that war is the common enemy of all children, for, as Trudy says, "surely children must be allowed to cry for all they have lost."