To Dorothy a Son
To Dorothy a Son is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Muriel Box and starring Shelley Winters, John Gregson and Peggy Cummins.[3] Known in the U.S. as Cash on Delivery, it is based on a play by Roger MacDougall.
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| Directed by | Muriel Box |
| Produced by | Peter Rogers Ben Schrift |
| Written by | Peter Rogers Roger MacDougall (play) |
| Starring | Shelley Winters John Gregson Peggy Cummins Wilfrid Hyde-White |
| Music by | Lambert Williamson |
| Cinematography | Ernest Steward H. A. R. Thomson |
| Edited by | Alfred Roome |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
Release date | November 1954 (UK)
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £104,557 (UK)[2] |
Premise
In order to receive a large inheritance, an American woman travels to Britain to prevent her ex-husband having any more children.
Cast
- 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
- Anthony Oliver – Express Reporter
- Joan Sims – Telephone Operator
- Aubrey Mather – Dr. Cameron
- Meredith Edwards – Carter
- Marjorie Rhodes – Landlady
Critical reception
TV Guide described the film as "a time-zone comedy, with Winters leading a British cast to give the film US appeal...None of it is terribly interesting" ;[4] whereas The New York Times wrote, "BELIEVE it or not, the running time of a stork determines the heir or heiress to $2,000,000 in Cash on Delivery, a bright, British farce that was fun on delivery at the Little Carnegie yesterday...Shelley Winters, as Myrtle, is in one of those made-to-order roles. John Gregson, as Tony, and Peggy Cummins, as Dorothy, are fine. And Mona Washbourne makes a delightfully tart nurse. Deliver yourself to the Little Carnegie. You'll have a good time."[5]
References
- "Cash on Delivery: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p 504
- "To Dorothy, A Son (1954)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- "Cash On Delivery". TVGuide.com.
- "Movie Reviews". 26 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020 – via NYTimes.com.
External links
- To Dorothy a Son at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety