Acting
Helen Hayes elevates pulp material to genuine tragedy.
Direction
McCarey's Catholic guilt meets Communist panic — weirdly personal.
Director
Leo McCarey
Helen Hayes
Lucille Jefferson
Van Heflin
Stedman
Dean Jagger
Dan Jefferson
Robert Walker
John Jefferson
Minor Watson
Dr. Carver
Frank McHugh
Father O'Dowd
Richard Jaeckel
Chuck Jefferson
James Young
Ben Jefferson
Douglas Evans
Government Employee (uncredited)
Nancy Hale
Nurse (uncredited)
Todd Karns
Bedford (uncredited)
Leo McCarey
John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Policeman at Shooting Scene (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made at peak McCarthy hysteria; the FBI consulted on script to ensure proper anti-Communist messaging.
Robert Walker died before release, making his final scenes as a doomed son eerily prophetic.
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