- Country: UK
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1948-05-28
- Director: Lawrence Huntington
- Writers: Moie Charles , Peter Rogers , Herbert Victor
- Language: English
- Stars: Patricia Roc , Rosamund John , Bill Owen , Brenda Bruce , Patrick Holt , Cavan Malone , Leslie Dwyer , Sonia Holm , Torin Thatcher , Catherine Lacey
- Runtime: 78 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Kun oksa taittuu (Finland) , Mutterglück in Konflikten (Germany) , As Duas Mães (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , When the Bough Breaks (United Kingdom) , When the Bough Breaks , Kampf um Jimmy (Germany) , Kampf um Jimmy (Austria)
- Plot: Emotional strains of adoption. A young mother hands over her baby to foster parents, but struggles to let go emotionally. Her obsession affects the lives of those around her, including the child.
- IMDB:tt0039981
When the Bough Breaks Cast · · · ALL
Lawrence Huntington
Director
Patricia Roc
Lily Bates
Rosamund John
Frances Norman
Bill Owen
Bill Collins
Brenda Bruce
Ruby Chapman
Patrick Holt
Robert Norman
Cavan Malone
Jimmy
Leslie Dwyer
George
Sonia Holm
Nurse
Torin Thatcher
Adams
Catherine Lacey
Almoner
Marianne Stone
Shop Assistant (as Mary Stone)
Noel Howlett
Judge
Jane Hylton
Maid
Gerald Case
Doctor
Sheila Huntington
Shop Assistant
Edie Martin
Customer
Joan Haythorne
Miss Brent
Muriel George
1st Landlady
Edith Sharpe
Matron