To Dorothy a Son
| To Dorothy a Son | |
|---|---|
 U.S. half sheet poster | |
| Directed by | Muriel Box |
| Written by | Peter Rogers |
| Based on | To Dorothy, a Son by Roger MacDougall |
| Produced by | Peter Rogers Ben Schrift |
| Starring | Shelley Winters John Gregson Peggy Cummins Wilfrid Hyde-White |
| Cinematography | Ernest Steward H. A. R. Thomson |
| Edited by | Alfred Roome |
| Music by | Lambert Williamson |
Production company | Welbeck Films |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
Release dates | November 1954 (UK)
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £104,557 (UK)[2] |
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 the 1950 play To Dorothy, a Son by Roger MacDougall which had enjoyed a lengthy run in the West End.
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 as Myrtle La Mar
- John Gregson as Tony Rapallo
- Peggy Cummins as Dorothy Rapallo
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Mr. Starke
- Mona Washbourne as Mid Wife Appleby.
- Hal Osmond as Livingstone Potts
- Hartley Power as Cy Daniel
- Maurice Kaufmann as Elmer the Pianist
- John Warren as Waiter
- Fred Berger as Furrier
- Dorothy Bramhall as Starke's secretary
- Nicholas Parsons as Passport Official
- Ronald Adam as Parsons
- Martin Miller as Brodcynsky
- Alfie Bass as Cab Driver
- Anthony Oliver as Express Reporter
- Joan Sims as Telephone Operator
- Aubrey Mather as Dr. Cameron
- Meredith Edwards as Carter
- Marjorie Rhodes as 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
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