Til We Meet Again 1940 Online Archive
| 'Til We Encounter Again | |
|---|---|
 Lobby menu depicting Merle Oberon (left) and Geraldine Fitzgerald | |
| Directed by | Edmund Goulding Anatole Litvak Uncredited: William Keighley William Thousand. Howard |
| Written past | Robert Lord |
| Screenplay by | Warren Duff |
| Produced past | Hal B. Wallis (exec. prod.) |
| Starring | Merle Oberon George Brent Pat O'Brien |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
| Edited past | Ralph Dawson |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
| Product | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date | April 20, 1940 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Us |
| Linguistic communication | English language |
'Til We Meet Again is a 1940 romance film directed past Edmund Goulding and Anatole Litvak and starring Merle Oberon and George Brent as ii doomed, star-crossed lovers. It is a remake of the 1932 movie Ane Manner Passage and itself was remade into the 1954 Mexican 3-D film El valor de vivir.
Plot [edit]
Total strangers Dan Hardesty and Joan Ames meet by chance in a crowded bar in Hong Kong when she admires the "Paradise cocktail" that Dan has just concocted. He asks for another drinking glass and pours one-half of his beverage into information technology. After they drink, he breaks off the bowl of his glass and places the stem on the bar; she follows suit, and he helps her to identify the stalk of her drinking glass across his. Dan leaves the bar and is promptly handcuffed by Lieutenant Steve Shush of the San Francisco police. Burke has spent a yr chasing Dan, a bedevilled murderer who jumped off a train on his way to San Quentin to be hanged.
He takes Dan to an ocean liner for the journey to San Francisco. Equally they are boarding, Dan jumps into the water (with Steve withal handcuffed to him). He takes the key to the handcuffs from Steve's pocket and frees himself. He starts to swim away, but turns dorsum to rescue non-swimmer Steve before making his getaway. Dan is recaptured and put aboard the ship.
"Rocky" Rockingham T. Rockingham (Frank McHugh, reprising his function in One Way Passage) scrambles aboard at the terminal minute. Joan is likewise a rider. When she collapses, the ship's doctor learns of her fatal heart status, simply she plans to go on going "around the little globe."
In one case they are underway, Steve allows Dan the freedom of the transport. In the bar, Dan encounters Rocky, an old friend, and asks for his assistance. Joan enters the bar, shares some other Paradise with Dan, and their courtship begins.
Also aboard is another of Dan'due south old friends, the "Comtesse de Bresac". The Comtesse is actually Liz, a con artist trained by Dan when she was immature. She is still a footling in dear with him. When she learns of Dan'southward predicament, she keeps a smitten Steve occupied and secretly empties his gun of bullets. A romance develops betwixt the mismatched pair.
Every bit they nearly Honolulu, Steve overhears Joan and Dan plan to spend the next day aground. He takes Dan to the brig. Dan picks upward a bottle to knock him out, only Steve shoots information technology (he had checked his gun and reloaded it). Liz slips Steve some sleeping pills and frees Dan. When he is spotted by Joan, he postpones his "business" to get on their outing. Later, on the style back, Dan stops the rented car before they reach the pier. However, when Joan collapses, Dan carries her dorsum aboard. The transport's doctor tells Dan about Joan's prognosis. Liz tells a stunned Dan that he still has time to get abroad. From the doorway, Steve says, "No, he doesn't."
On the last night, everyone on shipboard is partying. Liz asks Shush why he has been avoiding her since Honolulu. He reveals that he got a cable about her. She tries to bribe him, to no avail. However, he is however attracted to her, saying there is less room between a cop and a countess than a cop and a con. In the bar, Dan and Joan bid each other cheerio, sharing one last Paradise cocktail and promising to see in Mexico City at the Palace Bar on New Twelvemonth's Eve.
The next morning in San Francisco, the assistant purser tips a newspaper reporter that Dan spent a lot of time with Joan. The reporter tricks his way into Joan's stateroom and reveals Dan's fate to her. Frantic, she rushes out and finds Dan on deck. They bid each other farewell, each concealing what they know almost the other.
In the Palace Bar in Mexico City, the oversupply is celebrating New year's day's. Ii bartenders hear the audio of glass breaking and plow to detect a pair of glasses with the stems crossed on the bar.
Production [edit]
The film was based on the story by Robert Lord that was the basis for One Manner Passage. Lord won an University Award in 1933 in the category Best Writing, Original Story for the earlier motion-picture show.
The same basic musical theme is used in both films. Leo F. Forbstein, Music Director on this film, was Vitaphone Orchestra Conductor for One Manner Passage.[ane] [2] Ray Heindorf did the orchestral arrangements.
Reception [edit]
Diverseness staff praised the film, observing that although it was a remake, it "yet has enough of sock left" and that the two leads did "an fantabulous job. Oberon's sincere and heart-filling operation equals that of her predecessor in the role, while Brent comes within at least a shade of Powell'southward superb portrayal."[3]
The New York Times critic Benjamin Crisler disagreed, writing, "It may be that quite a number of people, touched by the synthetic tragedy of information technology, will error ''Til We Meet Again' for fine art, but the fact remains that information technology is just a very sad remake of 'One Way Passage'".[4]
Bandage [edit]
- Merle Oberon as Joan Ames
- George Brent equally Dan Hardesty
- Pat O'Brien every bit Police Lieutenant Steve Shush
- Geraldine Fitzgerald as Bonny Coburn, a newlywed swain rider and friend of Joan's
- Binnie Barnes as la Comtesse de Bresac
- Frank McHugh as Rockingham T. Rockingham
- Eric Blore as Sir Harold Pinchard, a shipboard victim of the Comtesse and Rockingham
- Henry O'Neill as Dr. Cameron, the ship'south doctor
- George Reeves as Jimmy Coburn, Bonny'due south husband
- Frank Wilcox as Frank, Assistant Purser
- Doris Lloyd as Louise, Joan'southward maid
References [edit]
- ^ "'Til We Meet Again (1940) - Music - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved 2019-12-08 .
- ^ "One Way Passage (1932) - Music - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved 2019-12-08 .
- ^ "'Til We Meet Again". Variety. Jan 1, 1940. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ B. R. Crisler (April 20, 1940). "The Screen; ''Til We Run into Again,' With Merle Oberon, O'Brien, Brent, Opens at Strand--3 New Foreign Films". The New York Times.
External links [edit]
- 'Til We Meet Once more at IMDb
- 'Til We Meet Over again at the TCM Picture show Database
- 'Til We Meet Again at AllMovie
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Til_We_Meet_Again
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