When Tomorrow Comes (film)
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Directed by | John M. Stahl |
Produced by | John M. Stahl |
Screenplay by | Dwight Taylor |
Story by |
James M. Cain "A Modern Cinderella" |
Starring |
Irene Dunne Charles Boyer |
Cinematography | John J. Mescall |
Edited by | Milton Carruth |
Production company |
Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1 million[1] |
When Tomorrow Comes is a 1939 American romantic drama directed by John M. Stahl starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer. A waitress falls in love with a man who later turns out to be a married concert pianist. Bernard B. Brown won the Academy Award for Best Sound.[2]
A scene in the movie where the two protagonists take refuge from a storm in a church was the subject of Cain v. Universal Pictures, a case in which the writer James M. Cain sued Universal Pictures, the scriptwriter and the director for copyright infringement. Judge Leon Rene Yankwich ruled that there was no resemblance between the scenes in the book and the film other than incidental "scènes à faire", or natural similarities due to the situation, establishing an important legal precedent.[3]
Plot
A married pianist (Charles Boyer) deserts his mentally troubled wife when he falls in love with a pretty waitress (Irene Dunne).
Cast
- Irene Dunne as Helen Lawrence
- Charles Boyer as Philip Chagal
- Barbara O'Neil as Madeleine Chagal
- Onslow Stevens as Jim Holden
- Nydia Westman as Lulu
- Nella Walker as Betty Dumont
- Fritz Feld as Nicholas
References
- ↑ "1939 Hollywood Toppers". Variety. 3 January 1940. p. 28.
- ↑ "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ↑ Yankwich, Leon Rene (December 14, 1942). "CAIN v. UNIVERSAL PICTURES CO., Inc., et al". District Court, S. D. California, Central Division. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
External links
- When Tomorrow Comes on IMDb
- When Tomorrow Comes at the TCM Movie Database
- When Tomorrow Comes at AllMovie