A Son Is Born

A Son Is Born
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Directed byEric Porter
Written byGloria Bourner
Produced byEric Porter
StarringRon Randell
Peter Finch
Muriel Steinbeck
CinematographyArthur Higgins
Damien Parer (war photography)
Edited byJames Pearson
Music bySydney John Kay
Production
company
Eric Porter Studios
Distributed byBritish Empire Films (UK)
Hoyts (AS)
20th Century Fox (US/International)
Release date
  • 20 September 1946 (1946-09-20)
Running time
85 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget£10,000
Box office£30,000

A Son Is Born is a 1946 Australian melodrama directed by Eric Porter and starring Ron Randell, Peter Finch, John McCallum and Muriel Steinbeck. It was one of the few films made in Australia in the 1940s. The movie is particularly notable for featuring Randell, Finch and McCallum before they moved overseas and became stars in the United States and Britain respectively.