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.
Director: Mitchell Leisen.
Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Mary Anderson, Roland Culver, Virginia Welles, Bill Goodwin, John Lund, Phillip Terry, Victoria Horne, Griff Barnett, Alma Macrorie, Frank Faylen, Willard Robertson, Arthur Loft, Virginia Farmer, Doris Lloyd, Clyde Cook, Ida Moore, Mary Young, John Lund.
1947 Academy Awards – Winner of an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Olivia de Havilland).
1947 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Best Writing, Original Story (Charles Brackett).
A tear jerker for sure. It was a beautiful film.