The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948)

Director:

Peter Godfrey

Writers:

Moss Hart (play)
Ranald MacDougall (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 December 1948 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Evelyn and Ken Blake are about to break up their marriage and get a divorce. While she still loves him...

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Infidelity | Father Son Relationship | Secretary | 1940s

Cast

Alexis Smith	...	Evelyn Blake
Robert Douglas	...	Ken Blake
Cecil Kellaway	...	Judge Alexander Adamson
Ted Donaldson	...	Christopher Blake
John Hoyt	...	Mr. Caldwell
Harry Davenport	...	Courtroom Attendant
Mary Wickes	...	Clara
Art Baker	...	Mr. Kurlick

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #12704) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:S

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Alexis Smith and Ted Donaldson are riding home, they are in a post-war De Soto Taxicab. But in the stock footage selected to show the taxi driving up to the front of their house, it is a pre-war model, about ten years older.

From the Moss Hart Play

Odd film from the 1946 play by Moss Hart, who was not involved with the film.

Alexis Smith and Robert Douglas star as a divorcing couple who try hard not to drag their son, Ted Donaldson, through their mud. The film see much of its actions through the day dreams of the boy which are set in front of his drawings. Very clever and for 1948 a new topic and somewhat cutting edge.

For Hart though this was old stuff as he had already dealt with psychoanalysis in his groundbreaking smash-hit music Lady in the Dark, which starred Gertrude Lawrence on stage and Ginger Rogers on film. But this film is not without its moments.

Co-stars include Mary Wickes, Cecil Kellaway, Harry Davenport, John Hoyt, and Lois Maxwell as the secretary.