My Daughter Joy Explained

My Daughter Joy
Director:Gregory Ratoff
Producer:Gregory Ratoff
Based On:David Golder by Irène Némirovsky
Starring:Edward G. Robinson
Peggy Cummins
Richard Greene
Cinematography:Georges Périnal
Music:Raymond Gallois-Montbrun
Editing:Raymond Poulton
Studio:London Films
Distributor:British Lion Films
Runtime:81 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Gross:£106,399 (UK)[1]

My Daughter Joy is a 1950 British drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Edward G. Robinson, Peggy Cummins and Richard Greene.[2] The screenplay concerns a millionaire who spoils his only daughter, but has a strained relationship with his wife.

The film is a loose adaptation of the 1929 novel David Golder by Irène Némirovsky, which had previously been made into in a 1931 French film of the same title. It was shot at Shepperton Studios and on location in Italy. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It was released in the United States by Columbia Pictures.

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References

  1. Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p492
  2. Web site: BFI Film Database . 16 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091004014419/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/43509 . 4 October 2009 . dead .