Synopsis
During World War I, small-town girl Josephine Norris has an illegitimate son by an itinerant pilot. After a scheme to adopt him ends up giving him to another family, she devotes her life to loving him from afar.
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Cast
- Olivia de HavillandMiss Josephine 'Jody' Norris
- John LundGregory Pierson / Bart Cosgrove
- Mary AndersonCorinne Piersen
- Roland CulverLord Desham
- Phillip TerryAlex Piersen
- Bill GoodwinMac Tilton
- Virginia WellesLiz Lorimer
- Victoria HorneNurse Daisy Gingras
- Griff BarnettDaniel J. Norris
- Billy WardYoung Gregory
- 80
TV Guide Magazine
What might have been a trite soap opera is elevated to the status of superior emotional drama by a wise script, sensitive direction, and an Oscar-winning performance by de Havilland. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
What might have been a trite soap opera is elevated to the status of superior emotional drama by a wise script, sensitive direction, and an Oscar-winning performance by de Havilland. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
A bit of a soap opera, but still compulsive watching. [22 Aug 1999] - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
A bit of a soap opera, but still compulsive watching. [22 Aug 1999] - 70
Chicago Reader
A fine example of the genre, but not for jaded tastes. - 70
The New York Times
To Each His Own spins dangerously on the brink of bathos but it seldom spills over into that treacherous chasm for more than a fleeting scene or two, thanks to a screen play which artfully dodges complete morbidity. - 70
Variety
Charles Brackett, who wrote and produced, injected a human quality in the script, and Mitchell Leisen makes full use of it in his direction. - 70
Chicago Reader
A fine example of the genre, but not for jaded tastes.