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Jul 1, 2015 · Journey for Margaret (1942) Jul 1, 2015. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Robert Young, Laraine Day, Margaret O’Brien. Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke. Synopsis: A young American couple, John and Nora Davis (Robert Young and Laraine Day) suffer shock and tragedy in London during the blitz of World War II and struggle to find meaning in their world.
Genres Drama, War. It's a dramatic BOMBSHELL when a world-famous correspondent meets MARGARET during the blitz! An American newspaperman and his wife, end up in London after several retreats in the opening days of WWII. After a shrapnel wound and loss of her baby she returns to America. War weary, he is forced to do a story about war orphans ...
Mar 10, 2010 · Robert Young is John and five-year-old Duse Margaret O'Brien is Margaret in an acclaimed wartime drama that is both tender and urgent, a sensitive film that never falls prey to sentiment thanks to the skill of director Maj. W.S. Van Dyke II (The Thin Man), the delightful rapport between Young and the children and the power of a fact-based story ...
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4.33. 18 ratings9 reviews. William L White, "Bill White" of Kansas, went to England with a private memo - "uplook kids." This memo, in cablese, recorded his desire to adopt an English child. Not long after he landed in England, White found Margaret, who at this time was three and a half years old. Margaret was White's personal job in England ...
Journey for Margaret would have marked the American motion picture debut of the Swedish-born Hasso, but her first appearance was in the 1943 M-G-M film Assignment in Brittany in 1943 (see above). A Mar 1942 HR news item adds that Carolyn Lee was considered for a lead in the film.
7/10. London in wartime. blanche-2 25 February 2009. "Journey for Margaret" is a propaganda film but with a twist. Made in 1942, right after the U.S. entered World War II, it's based on a real story. A reporter, John Davis (Robert Young), and his wife Nora (Laraine Day) are caught in London during the blitz.
