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 Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Allmovie profile

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.

CBS later revived this as an hour long drama in 1996 as a successfull series entitled Early Edition starring Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis-Williams, and Fisher Stevens. The series ran 4 years and will be available on DVD on June 24, 2008.

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[edit] Teaser (from the back of the DVD cover)

What would happen if someone could get tomorrow's newspaper headlines today? This charming comedy tells the story of a turn of the century newspaper reporter (Dick Powell) who wishes he could scoop his colleagues by knowing about events before they occur. Then when a mysterious old man gives him the news a day in advance, his life is turned upside down. Racing to prevent a headline predicting his own death, he gets mixed up with a beautiful fortune teller (Linda Darnell) and her overprotective uncle (the always underrated Jack Oakie).

It Happened Tomorrow was acclaimed director Rene Clair's (A Nous La Liberte) follow up to his equally enchanting I Married a Witch, both made during a World War II exile in Hollywood. Clair's famous whimsical style is evident in this cautionary tale; be careful - what you wish for might come true. This sparkling black and white film was mastered from a 35mm print restored by the UCLA Film Archive.

[edit] Awards

The film was nominated for two Academy Awards:

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

[edit] Cast

[edit] See also


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