My Bill
My Bill is a 1938 American drama film starring Kay Francis as a poor widow raising four children. It was based on the play Courage by Tom Barry.
Plot
In the late 1930s, Mary Colbrook is the widow of Reginald Colbrook, Sr. She has four children: Muriel, a young adult; teenagers Gwendolyn and Reginald, Jr.; and, the youngest, Bill. Mary has financial difficulty in maintaining the home. Bill befriends Adelaide Crosby, an elderly woman, who considers Bill a nuisance after he accidentally broke her window with a thrown football. However, Bill's concern for Mrs. Crosby eventually endears him to her.
More details
| author | Vincent Sherman |
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| director | John Farrow |
| editor | Frank Magee |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | change of heart kick out parent true love young adult |
| musicBy | Howard Jackson |
| producer | Bryan Foy |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |