| When the Bough Breaks | |
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| Directed by | Lawrence Huntington |
| Screenplay by | Peter Rogers uncredited: Muriel Box Sydney Box |
| Based on | an original story by Moie Charles Herbert Victor |
| Produced by | Betty E. Box |
| Starring | Patricia Roc Rosamund John Bill Owen |
| Cinematography | Bryan Langley |
| Edited by | Gordon Hales |
| Music by | Clifton Parker |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | less than £125,000[1] |
| Box office | £125,000 (by July 1953)[2] |
When the Bough Breaks is a 1947 film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Patricia Roc and Rosamund John. It is an adaptation of an original storyline by Herbert Victor on adoption and the competing ties of one child's birth and foster family.[3]
- ^ Hodgson, Michael (2013). Patricia Roc. Author House. p. 117. ISBN 9781481769402.
- ^ Andrew Spicer, Sydney Box Manchester Uni Press 2006 p 210
- ^ "British studios take a holiday from thrillers". The Australian Women's Weekly. 31 May 1947. p. 36. Retrieved 17 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.