For the life of me, I can never remember the differences between To Each His Own and In This Our Life unless I look them up. The former stars Olivia de Havilland (and although she's in the latter, Bette Davis is the lead) as a volunteer to keep London safe during WWII. She's single and finds purpose in helping her people and her country, but when she was younger, she felt differently. Cue the flashback. . . Twenty years earlier, in the first World War, Olivia had her choice of beaus and chose John Lund, even though she knew he was a pilot and in danger. Their one night of passion resulted in an unwanted pregnancy - what do you think she did?
Believe it or not, this movie, made during the Production Code, skirted around the subject of abortion. It discussed an "operation", but you can probably guess whether or not Olivia went through with it or decided to keep her baby. To find out the story, you'll have to watch this classic which won her her first Academy Award. It is a definite melodrama, one that could have suited Bette Davis or Joan Crawford just as well. I thought some of the plot twists were a bit too convenient, but if you like these types of "long suffering mom" tearjerkers, you can give it a try and see what you think.
Believe it or not, this movie, made during the Production Code, skirted around the subject of abortion. It discussed an "operation", but you can probably guess whether or not Olivia went through with it or decided to keep her baby. To find out the story, you'll have to watch this classic which won her her first Academy Award. It is a definite melodrama, one that could have suited Bette Davis or Joan Crawford just as well. I thought some of the plot twists were a bit too convenient, but if you like these types of "long suffering mom" tearjerkers, you can give it a try and see what you think.