The read
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In this Cold War drama, a woman suspects her son is a Communist spy.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Leo McCareyDirector
- Leo McCareyScreenplay
- Robert Emmett DolanOriginal Music Composer
- Myles ConnollyScreenplay
Cast
- Helen HayesLucille Jefferson
- Van HeflinStedman
- Dean JaggerDan Jefferson
- Robert WalkerJohn Jefferson
- Minor WatsonDr. Carver
- Frank McHughFather O'Dowd
- Richard JaeckelChuck Jefferson
- James YoungBen Jefferson
- Jimmie DundeeTaxi Driver (uncredited)
- Douglas EvansGovernment Employee (uncredited)
- Nancy HaleNurse (uncredited)
- Sam HarrisProfessor at Graduation Ceremony (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
anti-communism