To Each His Own Page #9

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.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Mitchell Leisen
Production: Paramount Pictures [us]
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
APPROVED
Year:
1946
122 min
168 Views


I do not want to see you, Karina.

I want to help you.

I want to give you and Alec the money

needed to rebuild the factory.

But I also want to take Griggs.

Grigzy is not for sale.

You have your own children

to take care of, Karina.

No.

Grigzy is not for sale.

And now, please, leave.

Very good. [With cruel irony]

Murray Hill, 8-500.

- What are you doing?

- I'm calling the bank.

Security Trust of the Campaign?

Mr. Andeson, please.

I need to consult Alec

before making a decision.

I can call him to the phone.

But what do you say to Alec?

What do you want to deprive

him of his only chance?

And deprive your children of this chance?

You are monstrously cruel.

Come on, come on, Karina.

It is no longer between us.

Not between me and you.

Mr. Anderson? This is Miss Norris.

- About the loan for Pearson...

- Wait! Stop!

One minute please.

I need time.

I want to leave with Grigzy right now.

Now?

This morning?

What should I say?

What should I say?

I'll tell Grigzy.

One minute.

Mr. Anderson, draw up a loan.

As much as Mr. Pierson would require.

I do not want you to be alone with Griggs.

I do not trust you, you

can tell him anything.

You are rightly worried.

You will not succeed.

He loves us, and we love him.

For four years I could not sleep...

not imagining how he lies

in his crib next to mine.

My whole life was aimed

at waiting for this day.

I have so much love for this boy.

No, I'm not worried about Griggs.

Call him.

Where are you, old lady? Where should I go?

Poppy!

We were going to meet you

from the ship at six o'clock.

I arrived earlier.

- How's it in London?

- Everything is fine.

- I want to meet this baby.

- He's in the park with Daisy now, they'll be here in a minute.

About you, I do not even ask.

You're all shining.

- Maybe good that I was not here.

- Come with me.

What it is?

Carol is the queen of the farm.

This is a surprise for Grigzy.

I hunted for it for two months.

For me, you did not look

for balls in two months.

I'm starting to be jealous.

Here it comes.

Let's go to.

How I would not have been hit

when he was in your arms.

Hey, Daisy.

Mac Tilton!

- Glad to see you.

- And I'm glad. How do you?

Excellent. How was your trip?

- Hi dear.

- Hi.

- Let me help you.

- I can do it myself, thank you.

- How's the park today?

- All right.

Have you met anyone?

With one dog, like Mr. Jenkins.

- And who is Mr. Jenkins?

- This is my dog in the old house.

But this dog was not as funny as Mr.

Jenkins.

No?

Do I have a stained face, Aunt Jody?

Not really. And what?

But you did not look carefully.

I'm sorry.

You're always sorry.

And this is my friend - Mr. Tilton.

This is Mr. Grigzy Pearson.

- Hi, Admiral.

- Hello.

He thinks I'm stupid, and he's right.

Listen, Admiral... you are

in for some surprise!

- That you really like.

- You can buy him any expensive toy.

But it will not be such a surprise.

I've already seen it. She's just "super".

- Is the surprise a Lady?

- In the "cool" hat.

And when will I receive this

surprise, Aunt Jody? When?

How about right now?

You are welcome.

You're good at it, Mack.

Let's go to.

Close eyes.

Open it.

It's a balloon. [Frustrated]

Did you not like it?

What is it, Grigzy?

Nothing.

No, tell me.

I thought that my mother would be here.

He just misses the house.

- And it's natural that he's a little bored.

- Little?

Do not pay attention. Soon it will pass.

He calls you Aunt Jody. Did not you

tell him that you were his mother?

Not yet. I'm waiting for the right moment.

To take this happy news, a child

like Grigzi should not be scared.

Wait a second. He is an ordinary child,

there should not be any problems with him.

No... This is my problem.

Maybe he just was not used to this house.

- After two months?

- This will pass.

Maybe it will, or maybe it will not.

Do not say that. Do not talk about it.

He will get used gradually.

Listen, Jodi, I know what I'm talking

about. I remember myself at his age.

My mother was almost like a bomzhiha... And my

grandmother did not wait for me to grow up, and took me.

She was a cute old woman -...

pechenyushki, birthday cakes.

It's all in the same spirit.

But the child's consciousness

is not logical.

I still loved my useless mother.

Did I miss the house?

Okay, so you can be a little

bored around the house.

How long did it last?

Year. A year and a half.

That's it. I'm just talking about this and

explaining it. And you confirm everything.

Yes... and I turned into a boring old maid,

constantly standing up against everything in a row.

"Why do you say that?"

- In your case there were terrible circumstances. And this case is completely different.

How can you not see this?

Please excuse me for saying this.

See you soon, sweetheart.

Poppy...

See you later.

And one more thing.

Do you know what happened

to this my grandmother?

I hated her until she died.

I'll tell you something. Go into the room

and tell this baby that you are his mother.

Not now, Mac.

I do not want to make any decisions now.

It's time to go to sleep.

I must say now.

Do you think so, Mac?

Right now.

Come on.

Grigzy, dear?

Yes, Aunt Jody.

I want to tell you something. Come to me.

It is not easy. And I ask you to help me.

Yes, Aunt Jody.

Why, in your opinion, Karina -

your mother - let you live for me?

I suppose because you asked her.

Yes, Griggs... But why do I need you?

Because you are alone.

Yes, Grigzi. But why exactly you?

I don't know.

That's what I'm trying to explain.

You see, Karina and Alec

love you very much.

But you are an adopted child. Do you

understand what adoption means?

Yes I know. And I was constantly

called because of this.

My mother explained to me that she

loves me more than everyone else.

And you have no right

to talk to me about it.

Grigzy! Grigzy!

Well?

You did not tell him?

I'm not his mom... Not really.

And now I realized this.

Just having a baby is not

enough to become his mother.

The mother needs to be uninterrupted.

To be able to take care of a child when

he has smallpox, or his throat hurts...

and know the right

words when he's upset.

And that's all I missed.

Give long distance.

I need Pearson Falls, New York.

Number 162.

I want to talk to Mrs. Pearson.

Can I do anything?

Yes.

Take me to London.

Find me a job so that I "sewn

up" for 14 hours a day.

Yes, I will wait "on the wire."

Is this the train from Huddersfield?

"That's right, ma'am."

- Just arrived?

- Yes, ma'am.

- Are you Lieutenant Pierson?

- No, ma'am.

- Leytenant Pierson?

- No, ma'am.

Lieutenant Pierson?

- Leytenant Pierson?

- No, ma'am.

Lieutenant Pierson?

Lieutenant Pierson?

- Leytenant Pierson?

- No, ma'am.

- Do you know him?

- No, ma'am.

Do you want me to call

it loud for you, ma'am?

No, do not... thanks.

You are Lieutenant Pearson, are not you?

Of course, it's me.

How do you know?

According to old photographs. I was familiar

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Charles Brackett

Charles William Brackett (November 26, 1892 – March 9, 1969) was an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer, best known for his long collaboration with Billy Wilder. more…

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