It All Came True (1940)

After crooked nightclub owner Chips Maguire murders a police informant, he blackmails his piano player to allow him to stay at his eccentric mother's boarding house.

Director:

Lewis Seiler

Writers:

Louis Bromfield (writer: "It All Came True"), Michael Fessier (screen play),

Stars:

Ann Sheridan, Jeffrey Lynn, Humphrey Bogart

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ann Sheridan	...	Sarah Jane Ryan
Jeffrey Lynn	...	Tommy Taylor
Humphrey Bogart	...	Grasselli / Chips Maguire
Zasu Pitts	...	Miss Flint
Una O'Connor	...	Maggie Ryan
Jessie Busley	...	Mrs. Taylor
John Litel	...	Mr. Roberts
Grant Mitchell	...	Rene Salmon
Felix Bressart	...	The Great Boldini
Charles Judels	...	Henri Pepi de Bordeaux
Brandon Tynan	...	Mr. Van Diver
Howard C. Hickman	...	Mr. Prendergast (as Howard Hickman)
Herb Vigran	...	Monks (as Herbert Vigran)
Tommy Reilly
The Elderbloom Chorus

Storyline

Nightclub entertainer Sarah Ryan and songwriter Tommy Taylor move in to the boardinghouse run by their mothers Maggie and Norah. Tommy brings along Mr. Grasselli, a "nervous wreck" who keeps to himself.. Sarah recognizes him as the gangster Chips Maguire. He killed a cop with Tommy's gun, so Tommy must now protect him. Grasselli winds up turning the boarding house into a money-making nightclub.

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Plot Keywords:

nightclub | eccentric | gun | police informant | blackmail | 

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Taglines:

She Sings! "ANGEL IN DISGUISE" "GAUCHO SERENADE" and 9 nifties from the '90s

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 April 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

Um Sonho para Dois

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer Mark Hellinger's dislike for executive producer Hal B. Wallis became even stronger after this film was released. Though the film was critically acclaimed and made money for Warners, print ads at the time mentioned Wallis as executive producer (though uncredited in the film), Jack L. Warner in charge of production and Lewis Seiler as director, but did not even mention Hellinger, who had received screen credit as producer. This was one of the contributing factors in Hellinger's shortly thereafter leaving Warners for 20th Century-Fox. (Source: "The Mark Hellinger Story" by Jim Bishop, New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1952)

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Quotes

Tommy Taylor: All you do is talk about Grasselli. what about me?
Mrs. Nora Taylor: You'll be all right, Tommy my boy. You just string along with Mr. grasselli. He likes you. You're in good hands.
Tommy Taylor: Sure, and they're right around my neck.

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Connections

Featured in Great Performances: Bacall on Bogart (1988)

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Soundtracks

"Memories"
(1915) (uncredited)
Music by Egbert Van Alstyne
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Sung by 'The Lady Killers Quartet' at the Roaring 90's Club
Reprised as background music by the band
Also played when Sarah Jane and Tommy are on the roof

User Reviews

Bogart is marvelous as a humorously grouchy gangster...

...and Ann Sheridan can be quite fetching as the "showgirl" with the heart of gold who refers to herself at one point as being "technically a good girl". Fun, cliche-ridden, but with a lot of good lines. And Bogart is hilarious as he dead-pans cheating the oldsters at cards! Also: Is this the film that introduced the song "Angel in Disguise"? I only knew the song as delivered by Bugs Bunny!