You Came Along (1945)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

John Farrow

Writers:

Ayn Rand (screenplay)
Robert Smith (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 July 1945 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Three willing guys...and a girl they THOUGHT was COLD.

Plot:

War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond selling tour with two buddies, and substitute "chaperone" Ivy Hotchkiss...

Plot Keywords:

WWII

Cast

Robert Cummings	...	Maj. Bob Collins
Lizabeth Scott	...	Ivy Hotchkiss
Don DeFore	...	Captain W. Anders aka 'Shakespeare'
Charles Drake	...	Lt. R. Janoschek aka 'Handsome'
Julie Bishop	...	Mrs. Taylor aka Joyce Heath
Kim Hunter	...	Frances Hotchkiss
Robert Sully	...	Bill Allen
Helen Forrest	...	Herself
Rhys Williams	...	Col. Stubbs
Franklin Pangborn	...	Hotel Clerk
Minor Watson	...	Uncle Jack
Howard Freeman	...	Drunk
Andrew Tombes	...	Drunk

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:Unrated

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Lizabeth Scott was discovered by Hal B. Wallis when he saw her on Broadway and cast her in the lead in this film.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997)

Soundtrack:

ONE DOZEN ROSES

One of the Most Beautiful Films of WWII, a Film About Hope.

This film is a curious, very memorable and touching romance. The vast majority of the narrative line takes place during a bond-rally tour headed by Ivy Hotchkiss, played by Lizbeth Scott, and Robert Collins, played with intelligence by Bob Cummings. The bond-selling tour becomes a voyage of discovery as well as revelation as Cummings and his two partners, beautifully played by Don Defore and Charles Drake, try to keep Scott from finding out the secret Collins is hiding; at the same time, Scott falls in love with the mysterious fun-loving and irresponsible trio, especially their leader. The film is well-directed in B/W, with very good sets, lighting, costumes and lively camera-work; but the real star is Ayn Rand's scintillating and well-crafted script that keeps "sense-of-life as a positive" foremost even as we begin to wonder at Collin's reasons for keeping all light, uninvolved and gay. The supporting cast consists of old Hollywood professionals from Franklin Pangborn and Rhys Williams to Julie Bishop and Jim Bannon. This was a deservedly popular film, a TRop TRen grossing film during WWII, with its story about the need for hope made just at the end of the conflict.; Once again, Rand's uncanny ability to use honesty and clear definitions here others would use vague ideas turns a routine sort of comedy into an idea-level satire--a triumph of an indomitable man's spirit over adversity. This is a splendid piece of film-making, and one of the most atmospheric of homefront war films, with a lovely main theme and arresting dialogue. A love story for the ages.