Summary
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.
Cast
Joan Fontaine
Susan
Mark Stevens
Bill Cummings
Rosemary DeCamp
Martha Beesley
Harry Morgan
Hank Beesley
Wally Brown
Jake Beesley
Arline Judge
Margie Beesley
Renny McEvoy
Charlie Beesley
Bobby Driscoll
Billy Beesley
Mary Treen
Alice Beesley
Doreen McCann
Barbara Beesley
Erskine Sanford
Higgler
Queenie Smith
Mrs. Beesley
Carol Forman
Counselor in Unemployment Office
Polly Bailey
Manageress
Bobby Barber
Ice Man
John Barton
Bartender
Guy Beach
Magistrate
Chet Brandenburg
Pedestrian on Sidewalk
Charles Campbell
Clerk
Doria Caron
Dispatcher
William Challee
Pawnbroker
Ellen Corby
Mother
Russell Custer
Police Officer
Johnny Duncan
Young Lieutenant
Ralph Dunn
Bailiff
Blake Edwards
Night Club Patron
Virginia Engels
Woman in Window
Jack Gargan
Milkman
Sally Gordon
Girl on Bridge
Vincent Graeff
Boy
Erick Hanson
Attorney
Manny Harmon
Orchestra Leader
Alf Haugen
Man in Bar
Timmy Hawkins
Boy
Pat Hennigan
Boy
Jimmie Horan
Man in Line
John Indrisano
John
Milton Kibbee
Factory Foreman
Ethan Laidlaw
Worker
Sam Lufkin
Husband
Tex Mooney
Bouncer
Ida Moore
Hairdresser
Mike Morelli
Mike
Frances Morris
Hoffman's Secretary
Theodore Newton
Mr. Brewer
Tommy Noonan
Maxie
Anton Northpole
Anton
Moroni Olsen
Tim Bagley
Rose Plumer
Mrs. Gumel
Patricia Prest
Little Girl
Bill Raisch
Man in Employment Office / Bar Patron
Joey Ray
District Attorney
Amelia Romano
Nurse
Shimen Ruskin
Artist in Shop
Lucille Sayre
Dance Instructor
Doreen Tryden
Singer
Charles Wagenheim
Hoffman
Alan Ward
Detective
Crew
Director
John Berry
Adaptation
Garson Kanin
Novel
Thomas Bell
Screenplay
Hugo Butler
Writer
Charles Schnee
Writer
Edith R. Sommer
Reviews
John Chard
December 24, 2013
5
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
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
