"The Story of a Borrowed Love!" 29 January 1952 Drama, Romance 84 mins
A rich man buys a husband for his dying daughter and she finds out.
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Van Johnson as Dan Pierce
Dorothy McGuire as Ellen Pierce
Ruth Roman as Maud Redwick
Louis Calhern as Simon Bowker
Ray Collins as Warren Pritchard
Michael Chekhov as Dr. Fromm
Lisa Golm as Agnes
Diane Cassidy as Molly Eaton
Stapleton Kent as Gardener
Barbara Ruick as Sarah
Norman Field as Arthur
Matt Moore as Paul
Pat Conway as Bill
Alex Gerry as Mr. Redwick
Lucille Curtis as Mrs. Redwick
Barbara Billingsley as Miss Alvy, Simon's secretary (uncredited)
Gottfried Reinhardt Director
Jerome Weidman Story
Ray June Director of Photography
Paul Osborn Screenplay
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Urie McCleary Art Direction
Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
Bronislau Kaper Original Music Composer
Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
F. Keogh Gleason Set Decoration
A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects
Warren Newcombe Special Effects
Helen Rose Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff Hairstylist
William Tuttle Makeup Artist
Lawrence Weingarten Producer
Germany 31 October 1952
United States 29 January 1952
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