Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever
Tomorrow Is Forever
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Irving Pichel
Screenplay by	Lenore J. Coffee
Based on	Tomorrow Is Forever; 1943 novel; by Gwen Bristow
Produced by	David Lewis
Starring	Claudette Colbert; Orson Welles; George Brent; Lucile Watson; Richard Long; Natalie Wood
Cinematography	Joseph A. Valentine
Edited by	Ernest J. Nims
Music by	Max Steiner
Production; company	International Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	February 20, 1946;
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.3 million
Box office	$3,250,000 (US rentals)

Tomorrow Is Forever is a 1946 black-and-white romance film directed by Irving Pichel, and starring Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles and George Brent. It was also the film debut of Richard Long and Natalie Wood. It was distributed by RKO Radio Pictures.

Plot

The film tells the story of Elizabeth (Colbert) and John (Welles), a married couple recently separated when John goes off to fight in World War I. When Elizabeth receives notice of John's death, she marries another man (George Brent). John, however, is still alive, and later returns, but after being disfigured in the war he has undergone plastic surgery, making him almost unrecognizable. He has also adopted an eight-year old daughter (Wood). When he finds out that he has a son with Elizabeth, he is faced with the dilemma of whether or not to reveal his true identity.

Cast

Claudette Colbert as Elizabeth Hamilton
Orson Welles as John Andrew MacDonald/Erik Kessler
George Brent as Lawrence Hamilton
Lucile Watson as Aunt Jessica Hamilton (as Lucille Watson)
Richard Long as Drew Hamilton
Natalie Wood as Margaret Ludwig
John Wengraf as Dr. Ludwig
Sonny Howe as Brian Hamilton
Michael Ward as the Drew infant
Ian Wolfe as Norton
Joyce Mackenzie as Cherry Davis (as Joyce MacKenzie)

References

^ Variety (26 January 2018). "Variety (September 1945)". New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company – via Internet Archive.
^ Variety (26 January 2018). "Variety (January 1947)". New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company – via Internet Archive.

External links

Tomorrow Is Forever at the TCM Movie Database
Tomorrow Is Forever at IMDb
Tomorrow Is Forever at AllMovie
Tomorrow Is Forever at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Tomorrow Is Forever at Rotten Tomatoes
Review of film at Variety

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[1] Variety (26 January 2018). "Variety (September 1945)". New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company – via Internet Archive.

[2] Variety (26 January 2018). "Variety (January 1947)". New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company – via Internet Archive.

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