My Son John

In this Cold War drama, a woman suspects her son is a Communist spy.

Cast

Helen Hayes

as Lucille Jefferson

Van Heflin

as Stedman

Dean Jagger

as Dan Jefferson

Robert Walker

as John Jefferson

Minor Watson

as Dr. Carver

Frank McHugh

as Father O'Dowd

Richard Jaeckel

as Chuck Jefferson

James Young

as Ben Jefferson

Jimmie Dundee

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Douglas Evans

as Government Employee (uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

When we get to the very end of this film we get some sort of explanation, but for the most part I was uncomfortably in the dark as to the goings-on at the “Jefferson” home. “Dan” (Dean Jagger) and wife “Lucille” (Helen Hayes) have three sons. Two are in the army, the third “John” (Robert Walker) has...

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