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The Very Thought of You

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6.2/10 • 9

1944-10-201h 39m

RomanceDrama

A Screenful of Hugs and Kisses!

Army sergeants Dave and "Fixit" spend a three-day pass in Pasadena, where they meet Janet and Cora, two young women who work in a parachute factory.

Directors
Delmer Daves

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  1. Dennis Morgan

    Dennis Morgan

    Sgt. David Stewart

  2. Eleanor Parker

    Eleanor Parker

    Janet Wheeler

  3. Dane Clark

    Dane Clark

    Sgt. 'Fixit' Gilman

  4. Faye Emerson

    Faye Emerson

    Cora 'Cuddles' Colton

  5. Beulah Bondi

    Beulah Bondi

    Mrs. Harriet Wheeler

  6. Henry Travers

    Henry Travers

    Pop Wheeler

  7. William Prince

    William Prince

    Fred

  8. Andrea King

    Andrea King

    Molly Wheeler

  9. John Alvin

    John Alvin

    Cal Wheeler

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CinemaSerf

Jun 9, 2024

7/10

Two American sergeants have a weekend pass from their bitterly cold Aleutian Islands posting before they must report back for new wartime duties, so they head to Pasadena for some some fun. Almost immediately they alight on "Janet" (Eleanor Parker) and "Cora" (Faye Emerson) who work making parachutes. It's "Dave" (Dennis Morgan) who takes a shine to "Janet" - reciprocating a childhood crush, but her wary mother (Beulah Bondi) wants none of him, fearing the dangers to her daughter of a wartime romance. Luckily her father (Henry Travers) is a little more sympathetic, but can they make things work? Meantime, "Cora" has found love with his friend "Fixit" (Dane Clark) and their path is moving along altogether more smoothly. On the face of it, this is just another feel good piece of thinly veiled propaganda, with the script making several references to the war and to the "Japs", but the acting - especially from Parker and Bondi elicits a more genuine sense of romance, yes, but also trepidation and that feeling that striking while the iron is hot may well be the best, or only, way forward. It tempers the sentimental, and there is a fair bit of that, with the realistic in quite an effective fashion taking a plausible look at how people juggled their responsibilities and aspirations in time of great peril and uncertainty. Ray Noble's title song features but sparingly, yet poignantly and the film is far better than that expected from the usual standard WWII spirit-lifter.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
world war iiexpectant motherpregnant wifereconciliationwar effortsoldier on leaveworking womenwar womenwomen workers