This film takes place three years after World War 2 with a young man named "Chris Keller" (Burt Lancaster) telling his father "Joe Keller" (Edward G. Robinson) that he wants to marry a young woman by the name of "Ann Deever" (Louisa Horton). Unforunately, there are several problems Joe Keller has with this. For starters, Ann had been engaged to Chris' brother Larry who is still listed by the Army as "Missing in Action" after a combat mission three years earlier. To that effect, Chris' mother "Kate Keller" (Mady Christians) still hasn't come to terms with the fact that he was killed and Joe feels that any such marriage announcement at this time would greatly disturb her. Not only that, but Joe was previously involved in a scandal which Ann's father "Herbert Deever" (Frank Conroy) was sent to prison over and there is much speculation that he was used as a scapegoat by Joe to avoid any responsibility. The problem is further exacerbated by the fact that Ann's brother "George Deever" (Howard Duff) is determined to expose Joe so that his father doesn't end up taking the entire blame all by himself. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a pretty good drama which benefited from solid acting on the part of Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster and Louisa Horton. On the other hand, the film suffered from too many unrealistic subplots which strained its credibility. Even so, all things considered this was an enjoyable film for the most part and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
Review of All My Sons
