- Close to My Heart
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Close to My Heart Directed by William Keighley Produced by William Jacobs Written by James R. Webb Starring Gene Tierney
Ray MillandMusic by Max Steiner Cinematography Robert Burks Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date(s) 1951 Country United States Language English Close to My Heart is a 1951 Warner Bros. drama directed by William Keighley, written by James R. Webb (based on his novel A Baby for Midge), and starring Ray Milland and Gene Tierney.[1][2]
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Plot
Brad Sheridan (Milland) and Midge Sheridan (Tierney) cannot have children of their own. Midge and Brad decide to adopt and inquire at an adoption agency. Learning of an abandoned child left at the police station, Midge is determined to have the baby as her own, but Brad refuses to go along with Midge's plans until he can find out something about the child's parents, which then makes the boy an adoption risk.
Production
Ray Milland and Gene Tierney were loaned out to star in this Warner Bros.' film.[citation needed]
Gene Tierney was still trying to cope with the personal tragedy of giving birth to a severely retarded daughter.[citation needed]
Cast
- Ray Milland - Brad Sheridan
- Gene Tierney - Midge Sheridan
- Fay Bainter - Mrs. Morrow
- Howard St. John - E.O. Frost
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External links
Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1951 films
- 1950s drama films
- Black-and-white films
- American drama films
- Warner Bros. films
- 1950s drama film stubs
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