Between Two Worlds (1944)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Edward A. Blatt

Writers:

Sutton Vane (play)
Daniel Fuchs (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 May 1944 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Drama | Fantasy | Adventure | Action

Plot:

Several people are killed in a London air raid. They each awake aboard a strange ship which will deliver each of them either to heaven or hell...

Plot Keywords:

Air Raid | Ship | Steward | Prayer | Mother Son Relationship

Cast

John Garfield	...	Tom Prior
Paul Henreid	...	Henry Bergner
Sydney Greenstreet	...	Reverend Tim Thompson
Eleanor Parker	...	Ann Bergner
Edmund Gwenn	...	Scrubby
George Tobias	...	Pete Musick
George Coulouris	...	Mr. Lingley
Faye Emerson	...	Miss Maxine Russell
Sara Allgood	...	Mrs. Midget
Dennis King	...	Reverend William Duke
Isobel Elsom	...	Genevieve Cliveden-Banks
Gilbert Emery	...	Benjamin Cliveden-Banks

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #9761) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The play "Outward Bound" opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 7 January 1924 and closed in May 1924 after 144 performances. The opening night cast included Dudley Digges, Leslie Howard, J.M. Kerrigan, Alfred Lunt and Beryl Mercer. There was one Broadway revival in 1938, directed by Otto Preminger.

Quotes:

Tom Prior: I read a great epitaph once, I'm gonna steal it for myself.
Scrubby: Sir?
Tom Prior: Here lies Prior, died a bachelor. Wifeless. Childless. Wish his father'd died the same.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Between Two Worlds: Erich Wolfgang Korngold (2001) (TV)

Great movie!

Thanks to TCM I saw this film again today, now my 3rd time. I love the fact that it has a fantasy theme yet the actors performances are so good you think it was just a drama. I want this movie on DVD along with "Death Takes a Holiday" starring Fredric March which is also an outstanding fantasy movie.I rate it 9/10 and can't wait til it's on again!My favorite characters were Stubby but isn't Edmund Gwen always going to be Stana Claus,along with Tim and the rich old couple.My least favorite were the young couple they kind of bored me but that's not to say the actors weren't good they were very good.Just like with soap operas the bad folks stand out.John Garfield, did he ever give a bad performance.THE PLOT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED SO MUCH I SAY JUST WATCH IT,YOU WILL WATCH TIL THE END!