
Child of Divorce
Child of Divorce is a 1946 American drama film directed by Richard O. Fleischer in his directorial debut. RKO Pictures had previously adapted the play as the 1934 film Wednesday's Child.
Plot
Eight-year-old Roberta "Bobby" Carter catches her mother Joan as she kisses a man who is not her father in a park. She is embarrassed because her friends are present and recognize her mother. Bobby's father Ray is away on a business trip, but he returns suddenly, bringing a small toy piano as a gift to Bobby. Joan tries to collect enough courage to tell her husband about her affair, but she is unable to confess. Bobby is bullied for her mother's antics and asks God to force her parents to fall in love again. Unaware of her daughter's discovery, Joan continues to see her lover, Michael Benton.
More details
author | Lillie Hayward |
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director | Richard Fleischer |
editor | Samuel E. Beetley |
genre | drama |
keywords | boarding school bully business trip church bells crush follow hide |
musicBy | Leigh Harline |
producer | Lillie Hayward |
publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |