Close to My Heart

Close to My Heart is a 1951 Warner Bros. drama directed by William Keighley, written by James R. Webb (based on his novel A Baby for Midge), and starring Ray Milland and Gene Tierney.

Plot
Brad Sheridan (Milland) and Midge Sheridan (Tierney) cannot have children of their own.  Midge and Brad decide to adopt and inquire at an adoption agency.  Learning of an abandoned child left at the police station, Midge is determined to have the baby as her own, but Brad refuses to go along with Midge's plans until he can find out something about the child's parents, which then makes the boy an adoption risk.

Production
Ray Milland and Gene Tierney were loaned out to star in this Warner Bros.' film.

Gene Tierney was still trying to cope with the personal tragedy of giving birth to a severely disabled daughter.

Cast
Ray Milland - Brad Sheridan
Gene Tierney - Midge Sheridan
Fay Bainter - Mrs. Morrow
Howard St. John - E.O. Frost
Mary Beth Hughes - Arlene

Radio adaptation
Close to My Heart was presented on Lux Radio Theatre March 2, 1953. The one-hour adaptation starred Milland and Phyllis Thaxter.

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Category:1951 films
Category:1950s drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American drama films
Category:American films
Category:Films directed by William Keighley
Category:Warner Bros. films