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Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1939 · 86 mins · English
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- Directed by
- William Keighley
- Starring
- May Robson, Fay Bainter, Clem Bevans, Priscilla Lane, Roland Young, George Tobias
Ellen, a free‑spirited young woman, is in love with Doug, who must leave for a two‑year job in Belgium. They decide to spend a final weekend together in a rustic lakeside cabin. Her family, shocked by the unmarried couple’s intimacy, disapproves. The comedy follows Ellen’s push for a woman’s freedom as she tries to persuade her mother, grandmother and skeptical relatives.
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