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My Son John (1952) was a Drama Film directed by Leo McCarey and produced by Leo McCarey.

Academy Awards 1952 --- Ceremony Number 25 (source: AMPAS)

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Best WritingLeo McCareyNominated
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Parts of the film were rewritten after actor Robert Walker (John Jefferson) died during production. Several scenes use a double shot from behind, and others recycle footage of Walker from Strangers on a Train. The final scene, where a recording of John delivers an anti-communist speech, is lit with a halo around the tape-recorder.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onOctober 27, 1952 with Dean Jagger reprising his film role.
Robert Walker died during the filming of this epic, causing a drastic re-write to the ending and clips from "Stangers on a Train" to be incorporated into it. The scene where he's lying dying in the "car crash" is one such scene.
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