Summary
It Happened Tomorrow is an American film comedy first released in 1944,
directed by René Clair.
The film is based on a novel by Howard Snyder and stars Dick Powell, Linda Darnell, Jack Oakie, Edgar Kennedy and John Philliber.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: René Clair
- Script: Lord Dunsany, Hugh Wedlock Jr., Howard Snyder (novel), Lewis R. Foster, Dudley Nichols, René Clair, Helene Fraenkel
- Photo: Eugen Schüfftan, Archie Stout
- Music: Robert Stolz
- Cast: Dick Powell (Lawrence ’Larry’ Stevens), Linda Darnell (Sylvia Smith/Sylvia Stevens), Jack Oakie (Uncle Oscar Smith aka Gigolini), Edgar Kennedy (Inspector Mulrooney), John Philliber (Pop Benson), Edward Brophy (Jake Shomberg), George Cleveland (Mr. Gordon), Sig Ruman (Mr. Beckstein), Paul Guilfoyle (Shep), George Chandler (Bob), Eddie Acuff (Jim), Luis Alberni (Restaurant Owner), Stanley Andrews (Policeman), Eddie Borden (Horse Race Spectator), Eddy Chandler (Policeman at Bridge), Davison Clark (Policeman at St. George Hotel), Eddie Coke (Sweeney, Reporter), Jimmy Conlin (Man at Boardinghouse), Robert Dudley (Justice of the Peace), Jimmie Dundee (Man in Nightcap), Emma Dunn (Mrs. Keaver), Fern Emmett (Woman at Boardinghouse), Mary Field (Lizzie, Waitress at Restaurant), Jack Gardner (Reporter), Ethel Griffies (Mrs. O’Connor, Boardinghouse Tenant)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 85 min
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