All My Sons
Directed by Irving Reis
Produced by Universal International Pictures
A morally rigorous post-war tragedy about guilt, complicity, and the inescapable consequences of wartime crimes on family bonds.
During WWII, industrialist Joe Keller commits a crime and frames his business partner Herbert Deever. Years later, his sin comes back to haunt him when his son plans to marry Deever's daughter.
Essence
Ensemble
Edward G. Robinson
Joe Keller
Burt Lancaster
Chris Keller
Mady Christians
Kate Keller
Louisa Horton
Ann Deever
Howard Duff
George Deever
Frank Conroy
Herbert Deever
Lloyd Gough
Jim Bayliss
Arlene Francis
Sue Bayliss
Harry Morgan
Frank Lubey
Elisabeth Fraser
Lydia Lubey
Herb Vigran
Wertheimer (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
(uncredited)
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