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5.2/10 • 12

1946-03-021h 35m

RomanceDramaWar

EVERY DAY LOVE! EVERY DAY LIFE!

A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, whom he married after a short courtship and has not seen for several years. The two come together with many trials and tribulations in trying to preserve their marriage in the post-war years.

Directors
John Berry
Writters
Edith R. Sommer, Charles Schnee
Editors
Edith R. Sommer, Charles Schnee, Frank Doyle

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Joan Fontaine

    Joan Fontaine

    Susan

  2. Mark Stevens

    Mark Stevens

    Bill Cummings

  3. Rosemary DeCamp

    Rosemary DeCamp

    Martha Beesley

  4. Harry Morgan

    Harry Morgan

    Hank Beesley

  5. Wally Brown

    Wally Brown

    Jake Beesley

  6. Arline Judge

    Arline Judge

    Margie Beesley

  7. Renny McEvoy

    Renny McEvoy

    Charlie Beesley

  8. Bobby Driscoll

    Bobby Driscoll

    Billy Beesley

  9. Mary Treen

    Mary Treen

    Alice Beesley

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John Chard

Dec 24, 2013

5/10

All Brides are Beautiful. From This Day Forward is directed by John Berry and adapted to screenplay by Garson Kanin and Hugo Butler from the novel All Brides are Beautiful written by Thomas Bell. It stars Joan Fontaine, Mark Stevens, Rosemary DeCamp, Harry Morgan, Wally Brown, Arline Judge and Renny McEvoy. Music is by Leigh Harline and cinematography by George Barnes. Rom-Dram that finds Stevens and Fontaine as a young couple struggling with the perils and optimism of post-war life. Story unfolds in flashback as Stevens reminisces about how he met Fontaine and their subsequent courtship that was fraught with uncertainty about what the future had in store. The Depression bites hard and Stevens finds himself a kept man as Fontaine’s wages has to cover for the both of them. It’s a pretty simple fable, but one of romantic hope in times of hardship, Stevens and Fontaine are good together, if a little miscast considering the themes at work in the screenplay. Popular with audiences back in 1946, its escapism factor would have been a huge pull, it is however now something of an antiquated sitting, a laborious picture that sort of just exists as a time-capsule piece. Approach with caution. 5/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
marriagepost warpost world war iicourtship