Suddenly, It's Spring
| Suddenly, It's Spring | |
|---|---|
 1947 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Mitchell Leisen |
| Written by | P. J. Wolfson Claude Binyon |
| Produced by | Claude Binyon |
| Starring | Paulette Goddard Fred MacMurray |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Edited by | Alma Macrorie |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | February 13, 1947 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,050,000 (US rentals)[1] |
Suddenly, It's Spring (some sources list the title without a comma) is a 1947 comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen. It stars Paulette Goddard and Fred MacMurray.[2]
The story is set in 1945, at the end of World War II. Goddard and MacMurray play a married couple seeing other again after both served in the military. When they parted, they were planning to divorce, but they never went through with it. Now reunited, they must decide if the marriage should end. Meanwhile, another woman considers herself betrothed to the husband, and a friend of the husband has romantic designs on the wife.
Cast
- Paulette Goddard as Mary Morely
- Fred MacMurray as Peter Morely
- Macdonald Carey as Jack Lindsay
- Arleen Whelan as Gloria Fay
- Lillian Fontaine as Mary's Mother
- Frank Faylen as Harold Michaels
- Frances Robinson as WAC Capt. Rogers
- Victoria Horne as WAC Lt. Billings
- Georgia Backus as WAC Maj. Cheever
- Jean Ruth as WAC Cpl. Michaels
- Roberta Jonay as WAC Sergeant
- Willie Best as Porter on Train
- Emory Parnell as Elevator Passenger
Radio adaptation
Suddenly, It's Spring was presented on Stars in the Air February 21, 1952. The 30-minute adaptation starred Betty Hutton and Macdonald Carey.[3]
References
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1947", Variety, 7 January 1948 p 63
- ^ http://allmovie.com/work/suddenly-its-spring-112183
- ^ Kirby, Walter (February 17, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 40. Retrieved June 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
