Today We Live
| Today We Live | |
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 Original Film Poster |
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| Directed by | Howard Hawks Richard Rosson |
| Produced by | Howard Hawks |
| Written by | Story & Dialogue: William Faulkner Screenplay: Edith Fitzgerald Dwight Taylor |
| Starring | Joan Crawford Gary Cooper Robert Young Franchot Tone |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
| Editing by | Edward Curtiss |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | April 14, 1933 (US) |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Today We Live is a 1933 film starring Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Robert Young, and Franchot Tone. The film is based on "Turnabout" by William Faulkner. Faulkner also provided the dialogue for the film, making it the only film version of his work that Faulkner co-wrote.[1] Joan Crawford's character was added to the film to include a love interest. She met her future husband Franchot Tone on the set of the film. They married two years later.[2]
[edit] Plot summary
In World War I, England, drama, Diana Boyce-Smith (Crawford), is an English girl caught in a love triangle between British Naval Officer, Claude, (Young) and an American fighter pilot, Bogard, (Cooper). Diana believes she is love with Claude, the friend of her brother, Ronnie, (Tone), but experiences true love when meeting Bogard. Claude is unaware of Diana's true feelings for Bogard, and when he is reported missing in action, Ronnie tells Diana that she is not being fair to Claude. Once Bogard comes back unharmed, a rivalry for Diana develops between him and Claude. Once the men each experience one another's branch of service, Claude is blinded in action, just as he realizes Diana and Bogard's true feelings for one another. Diana feels it is her duty to care for Claude, and when a suicide mission comes up, all three men participate, with the outcome being that both Claude and Ronnie die in action. Although, Diana is sad to lose both Ronnie and Claude, she and Bogard are reunited.
[edit] References
- ^ Fiction, Film, and Faulkner: The Art of Adaptation by Gene D. Phillips, p.13-16, 2001 ISBN 1572331666.
- ^ Joan Crawford: the essential biography by Lawrence J. Quirk, William Schoell. p. 69.
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