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Director:
Irving Pichel
Writers:
Russell Janney (novel)
Ben Hecht (writer) ...
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Release Date:
27 March 1948 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Granting her final request, a Hollywood press agent brings the dead body of an actress, who died after making her first and only film... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Sweetly well-meaning movie more

Cast

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Fred MacMurray ... William 'Bill' Dunnigan
Alida Valli ... Olga Treskovna (as Valli)

Frank Sinatra ... Father Paul

Lee J. Cobb ... Marcus Harris
Harold Vermilyea ... Nick Orloff
Charles Meredith ... Father J. Spinsky
James Nolan ... Tod Jones (as Jim Nolan)
Veronica Pataky ... Miss Anna Klovna
Philip Ahn ... Ming Gow
Frank Ferguson ... Mike Dolan
Frank Wilcox ... Dr. Jennings
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Additional Details

Runtime:
120 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S | Spain:7 | USA:Approved (PCA #12607) | Sweden:Btl

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Trivia:
Rumor had it that 'Ben Hecht' took the screenplay assignment on condition he didn't have to read the book. Quentin Reynolds, who is credited onscreen as screenwriter, supposedly read the book and reported its contents to Hecht. more
Movie Connections:
References Joan of Arc (1948) more
Soundtrack:
Ever Homeward more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Sweetly well-meaning movie, 25 August 2002
Author: Schlockmeister from Midnight Movie Land

What a sweet and well-meaning movie this is. It's about love and respect for family and background and wanting to make a lasting mark on the shifting sands of our world.

The movie is not perfect, of course, it could have been shorter and not suffered much for it. The points seem belabored during the last half hour. Fred MacMurray saying "baby" all the time to Olga, the female lead was a little off-putting. Not so much for the word itself, it just seemed un-natural to hear him say it.

All that said, I will reiterate that this is a sweet movie. There is a great Christmas scene that will forever make me think of this as a "Christmas Movie". Philip Ahn as the Chinese retaurateur was a beam of light and gentleness in this movie. His role was a stand-out.

Frank Sinatra was to have better roles in later years and his acting technique would develop. He is slightly lost in the role here. But that is no big sleight in this movie.

Recommended. Religious but not preachy, sweet but not sickly sweet. A nice movie for cold Christmas eves.

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