To Each His Own

film by Leisen [1946]

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"To Each His Own" is a 1946 film directed by Mitchell Leisen. The movie stars Olivia de Havilland, who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role. De Havilland portrays a mother who gave up her son for adoption and later encounters him decades later. The film is noted for Leisen's sensitive direction, preventing the story from becoming overly sentimental. Leisen was known for his affinity for actresses and often featured strong female leads in his films.12

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Mitchell Leisen
Films of the 1940s of Mitchell Leisen
To Each His Own (1946), one of Leisen’s most highly regarded films, earned the respect of critics who praised his deft, sensitive handling of a story that might have easily descended into maudlin melodrama in another director’s hands. De Havilland won an Academy Award for…
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To Each His Own (1946), one of Leisen’s most highly regarded films, earned the respect of critics who praised his deft, sensitive handling of a story that might have easily descended into maudlin melodrama in another director’s hands. De Havilland won an Academy Award for…
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