Toda una vida
Cast & Crew
Adelqui Millar
Carmen Larrabeiti
Tony D'algy
Carlos Díaz De Mendoza
Félix De Pomés
Isabel Barrón
Film Details
Synopsis
As the result of an unfortunate marriage with Juan Grey, a layabout who refuses to work, Lola Murillo and her son Bobby live in miserable conditions in one of New York's worst neighborhoods. Formerly, the couple were a song-and-dance act in minor theaters, but when Lola became pregnant, the act folded. The situation has deteriorated so badly that Lola is forced to beg for food for Bobby. After a violent argument, Juan leaves, taking Bobby with him, but he later leaves him in the care of the Ashmores, a well-to-do family. When World War I begins, Juan enlists and is sent to Europe. Later, when Lola is entertaining wounded soldiers in hospitals, she discovers Juan at death's door. During his last moments, Lola is able to cajole information from him about Bobby's whereabouts. On returning to New York, Lola attempts to regain custody of her son, but the adoptive parents resist, threatening a long, costly legal procedure that Lola is not likely to win. Years later, Lola, now a famous singer, tries once again to reclaim her son with the help of lawyer Paul Vanning, who had previously represented the adoptive family but is now filled with admiration for her. Bobby runs away from the Ashmores and makes his way to Vanning's home. Lola and Bobby tip over while in a racing boat, and she saves her son's life. Bobby falls asleep in her arms, as she sings a lullaby she used to sing to him when he was a baby.
Director
Adelqui Millar
Cast
Carmen Larrabeiti
Tony D'algy
Carlos Díaz De Mendoza
Félix De Pomés
Isabel Barrón
Luis Peña Illescas
Joaquín Carrasco
Film Details
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Notes
After Paramount filmed the English-language original, Sarah and Son, which was directed by Dorothy Arzner and starred Ruth Chatterton and Fredric March in the U.S., the studio then made versions in Spanish, French, Italian, Swedish, Portuguese and Polish at its Joinville studio in Paris, France. Of these versions, only the Portuguese and Polish appear not to have been released in the U.S. For information on the French, Italian and Swedish-language versions, please see the records for Toute sa vie, Il richiamo del cuore and Hjärtats röst.
The Portuguese version was titled A Canção do berço, was directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starred Corina Freire and Raúl Carvalho. The Polish version Glos serca was directed by Ryszard Ordynski and starred Janina Romanówna and Aleksander Zabczynski. A German-language version entitled Wiegenlied appears to have been a dubbed version, as a Variety review lists the same cast credits for that version as for the English-language version.
Some sources include Cecilio Rodríguez de la Vega and Ana Adamuz in the cast of the Spanish version, but their participation has not been confirmed. The Spanish-language version's working title was Corazones de plomo,
