Director: Allen Reisner

Writers: Dale Eunson; Katherine Eunson

Keywords: Drama

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ellen Corby	Actor	3-Jun-1911	14-Apr-1999	Grandma on The Waltons
Royal Dano	Actor	16-Nov-1922	15-May-1994	The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Hope Emerson	Actor	29-Oct-1897	25-Apr-1960	Caged
Dabbs Greer	Actor	2-Apr-1917	28-Apr-2007	Rev. Alden on Little House
Alan Hale, Jr.	Actor	8-Mar-1921	2-Jan-1990	The Skipper on Gilligan's Island
Glynis Johns	Actor	5-Oct-1923		Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins
Patty McCormack	Actor	21-Aug-1945		The Bad Seed
Cameron Mitchell	Actor	4-Nov-1918	6-Jul-1994	The High Chaparral
Jon Provost	Actor	12-Mar-1950		Timmy Martin on Lassie
Reta Shaw	Actor	13-Sep-1912	8-Jan-1982	The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

REVIEWS

Review by Anonymous (posted on 23-Dec-2007)

I saw this movie 24 years ago, and was extremely moved by it. It is a wonderful story about a family that tragedy strikes, and the children are left to take care of themselves. I cried watching it for the first time, and now just saw it on TCM again, 24 years later--and cried just as much. I won't forget this movie title. It is a classic that everyone should see. The children actors are wonderful. I would love to purchase this movie sometime to add to my collection.

Review by Mike Anderson (posted on 1-Jun-2008)

First saw the movie 50 years ago and was so moved by the depth of all characters/stars as well as the story. Patty McCormack was just wonderful, and quickly became my first movie-star crush.(I was twelve years old in 1958). Cameron Mitchell and Glynis Johns were great as the parents but the children stars really made this movie so special. Rex Thompson as the eldest brother left such an impression on my young mind and I remember like yesterday when he gave away his brothers/sisters to the other families. Believe I saw almost every movie made in the 50's and this was my favorite along with Anthony Quinn's role in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Thompson and the wonderfully talented Patty McCormack should have starred in a lot more movies.

Review by Colin Roper, Birmingham, England, UK (posted on 11-Apr-2008)

I have a PAL video tape copy of the film "The Day They Gave Babies Away" recorded from the TV when it was transmitted and I have recently made a dvd copy of it. Every time I watch it I am moved to tears and even if parts of it are watched selectively it is still very moving, a lot of its appeal is that it is based on a true story. I believe that the film was released in Britain in the mid 1950's and was a B picture. Although the film is not perfect I feel that it deserves to be called a classic.

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