"I don't care what she is.... she's mine!" 04 March 1959 Drama 96 mins
A POW marries a woman he meets in Mexico. Controversy erupts when people find out that she's one-quarter black.
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Julie London as Ginny O'Sullivan Nelson
John Drew Barrymore as Roderic 'Chuck' Nelson
Anna Kashfi as Maria Robbin
Dean Jones as Lexington Nelson
Agnes Moorehead as Cornelia Nelson
Nat King Cole as Cy Robbin
Ray Anthony as The Hotel Manager
Jackie Coogan as Desk Sergeant Bragan
Charles Chaplin, Jr. as Young Thug
Billy Daniels as Head Waiter
Cathy Crosby as Singer
Phyllis Douglas as Teenager (uncredited)
James Edwards as Asa Tully / lawyer
Frank Davis Writer
Franklin Coen Writer
Hugo Haas Director
Ben Lewis Editor
Albert Zugsmith Producer
Albert Glasser Music
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United States 04 March 1959
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