Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to America by policeman Steve Burke to face execution. Joan and Dan fall in love, their fates un... Read allDying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to America by policeman Steve Burke to face execution. Joan and Dan fall in love, their fates unbeknownst to one another.Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to America by policeman Steve Burke to face execution. Joan and Dan fall in love, their fates unbeknownst to one another.
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- Directors
- Edmund Goulding
- William K. Howard(uncredited)
- William Keighley(uncredited)
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- TriviaBette Davis was offered the lead in this film, but as she'd just played a terminally ill woman in Dark Victory (1939), she turned it down.
- GoofsThe doctor states that Joan Ames has angina pectoris and that nothing can be done for her. In fact, nitroglycerine had been used for the treatment of angina since the 1870s.
- Quotes
Steve Burke: What are you gonna do after?
Comtesse de Bresac: Tonight?
Steve Burke: No, when you get to be 40 or 45 and you start gettin' old.
Comtesse de Bresac: I'll be dead.
Steve Burke: No, you won't, Liz. I've been watching you and thinkin' about you the last few days... and wondering just what could happen to make you get onto yourself. You know, I've watched thieves grow old. They grow old very badly. They shrivel up, and fear gets in their heart, and... they get on the junk and booze and coke and...
[Liz bows down her head and sobs]
- ConnectionsFeatured in Inside the Dream Factory (1995)
- SoundtracksWhere Was I?
(1939) (uncredited)
Music by W. Franke Harling
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Played during the opening credits
Also played on piano when Dan and Joan break their glasses
Played often in the score and sung by the Hawaiian band
It stars Merle Oberon and George Brent, and they are both great! I could hardly believe this was the same George Brent as his sedate character in Dark Victory.
And Merle Oberon is breathtaking. So exquisitely beautiful, and charming and delicate like porcelain. Her looks and mannerisms and innocent style and charm reminded me very much of Audrey Hepburn, and I kept wondering if Hepburn could have played the role (had she been the correct age), but I concluded Oberon was definitely the right actress.
Merle's unusual, exotic dark looks, otherworldly beauty, and rare talent and magnetism prompted me to look up more about her, and I found out she was born in India and was half Indian! Her mother was Indian. That explains her unique look and air, which sets her apart from all other Hollywood stars.
This film, like Now Voyager and Ship of Fools, and all the greatest classic love stories, has a beautiful musical love theme that carries you through the movie, whenever the two lead characters are together. 'Til We Meet Again's love theme is exquisite.
This movie is a well-made, very classy film that's enjoyable, captivating, moving, and extremely fulfilling. The characters are engaging and unforgettable, emotionally identifiable and heartfelt. I certainly recommend 'Til We Meet Again, especially if you love romances, or especially if you love classic films/dramas that are unusual and exquisite.
- angelofvic
- Jun 25, 2006
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- Till We Meet Again
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1