My Own True Love

My Own True Love

My Own True Love

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My Own True Love

1948

1h 24m

5.5(1 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Following World War II, a woman tries to help her fiance understand his son's traumatic experience as a G.I., during which he lost a leg and was imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp.

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Paramount Pictures

Cast & Crew

11 members

Acting

Phyllis Calvert

Joan Clews

Phyllis Calvert

Acting

Melvyn Douglas

Clive Heath

Melvyn Douglas

Acting

Wanda Hendrix

Sheila Heath

Wanda Hendrix

Acting

Robert Walker

Charles Stone

Robert Walker

Acting

Philip Friend

Michael Heath

Philip Friend

Acting

Binnie Barnes

Geraldine

Binnie Barnes

Acting

Alan Napier

Kittredge

Alan Napier

Acting

Arthur Shields

Iverson

Arthur Shields

Acting

Phyllis Morris

Mrs. Peach

No Image

Acting

Richard Webb

Corporal

Richard Webb

Acting

Patrick Whyte

Flight Lieutenant

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