My Daughter Joy (1950) DVD-R

Starring Edward G. Robinson, Peggy Cummins, Richard Greene, Nora
Swinburne, Walter Rilla, Finlay Currie, James Robertson Justice, Gregory
Ratoff
Directed by Gregory Ratoff

Print: black/white
Runtime: 81 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

Denied steady work in the U.S. because of his alleged left-wing political
beliefs, Edward G. Robinson was obliged to seek out film roles elsewhere
in 1950. My Daughter Joy stars Robinson as self-made businessman
George Constantin, whose ruthlessness knows no bounds. In fact,
Constantin hopes to control the economy of the world, thereby calling the
shots for everything and everybody. Outside of his business activities,
the only thing he cares about is his daughter Georgette (Peggy
Cummins), known to everyone as Joy. As part of a scheme to gain a
valuable material necessary for a top-secret project, Constantin arranges
a marriage between Joy and the son of a Middle Eastern potentate. But
Joy is in love with journalist Larry Boyd (Richard Greene), who has been
conducting an investigation of Constantin's questionable business
practices. Constantin has every intention of squelching his beloved
daughter's happiness for the sake of megalomania — until he is
devastated by the revelation of a deep, dark secret long held by his wife
(Nora Swinburne). My Daughter Joy was released in the U.S. as Operation
X.