Main Cast: Melissa Gilbert, Rosanna Arquette, David Andrews, James McCaffrey, Mary Mara
Release Year: 1999
Run Time: 90 minutes
Plot
Based on an actual incident at the University of Virginia Medical Center, this made-for-TV drama stars Melissa Gilbert and Rosanna Arquette as Sarah and Linda, two expectant mothers who give birth on the same day in the same hospital. It is not until 18 months after the two women had contentedly gone home with the babies that a DNA test proves the infants were switched at birth thanks to a hospital snafu. Although Sarah and Linda both elect to keep the babies that they've grown to love, they reach an unusual compromise that has profound (and not entirely positive) effects on their respective families and friends -- leading, inevitably, to a heated courtroom battle. Originally telecast by CBS under the title Two Babies: Switched at Birth on November 24, 1999, the film has since been released to video as Mistaken Identity. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Susan Barnes - Marie; Ron Silver - Bert; Lester B. Hanson - Dr. Lee; Peter Lohnes - Dr. Ullman; Joe Ivy - Joseph Vankray Esq.; Bruce Burkhartsmeier - Michael Turner Esq.; Sarah Bixel - Sally; Robert Blanche - Dr. Nerenberg; Russ Cootey - Terry; Shannon Day - Final Reporter; Laura Duyn - TV Interviewer; Raissa Fleming - Dr. Amy Popkin; Kaz Garas - Court House Reporter; Karen Johnson-Miller - Court House Reporter; Marilyn Faith Hickey - Nursery Nurse; Sharonlee McLean - Louise Dennis; Sharon Mitchell - Judge Marshak; Ron Snyder - Bert Wells
Credit
Frederique Moreau Fechner - Co-producer, Douglas Barr - Director, Raul Davalos - Editor, Les Alexander - Executive Producer, Don Enright - Executive Producer, Stewart Levin - Composer (Music Score), Sean Mannion - Production Designer, James Bartle - Cinematographer, Robert J. Wilson - Producer, Jerry Leichtling - Teleplay By, Arlene Sarner - Teleplay By, Jerry Leichtling - Co-Executive Producer, Arlene Sarner - Co-Executive Producer
