It Happened Tomorrow

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It Happened Tomorrow

Movie poster for It Happened Tomorrow
Directed by René Clair
Produced by Arnold Pressburger
Written by Short Story Writer:
Lord Dunsany
Screenwriters:
René Clair
Helene Fraenkel
Dudley Nichols
Howard Snyder
Hugh Wedlock, Jr.
Starring Dick Powell
Linda Darnell
Jack Oakie
Edgar Kennedy
Edward S. Brophy
Music by Robert Stolz
Cinematography Eugen Schüfftan
Louis Clyde Stoumen
Archie J. Stout
Editing by Fred Pressburger
Release date(s) 1944
Country USA
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It Happened Tomorrow is a 1944 fantasy film starring Dick Powell.

In the film, Powell plays a reporter who is given, by a ghostly deceased newspaper man, a newspaper that has tomorrow's news. He uses the paper to write stories and get the "scoop" on other newspaper men. In addition, he uses the power to bet on horses he know will win and gains considerable wealth. He and new girlfriend Sylvia enjoy the power for a while until the paper predicts the reporter's death.

[edit] Awards

The film was nominated for two Academy Awards:

  • Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
  • Best Sound, Recording

[edit] Cast

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