Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

This is one of those films that if you get more than 10 minutes into it you will be stuck to watch the entire film. Claudette Colbert and Orsen Welles are both fabulous in the main roles. Richard Long(Drew) is good too, and Natalie Wood at age 8 is captivating in her first credited screen role. George Brent is solid as Colberts second husband. The richly textured story has to do with Colbert(Mrs. Hamilton/MacDonald) losing her husband (John MCDonald) in World War 1 and then having his son and marrying Lawrence Hamilton (George Brent) and having another son. She believes her husband dead, but her husband is actually severely wounded but not willing to tell her he is alive to the point of never assuming his own identity and crafting a new one for himself as Erik Kessler, an Austrian Chemist. Kessler and his seeming daughter, Margaret Ludwig (Wood) come to America fleeing the Nazis in 1939. By coincidence, Kessler starts working for Lawrence Hamilton (Brent) which allows Kessler to meet his ex-wife and his now 20 year old son Drew. Welles plays the dual role to perfection, as his Kessler portion is simply outstanding acting. Colbert is sure Dr Kessler is her former husband but even though he is, Kessler convinces her not to reveal it to anyone.The big part of this is the drama of on Drew wanting to run off to war against his mothers wishes. For my money, this drama is good enough by itself much less the bonus of performances making this a very solid film. The whole point here is the title of the movie.

I LOVE this movie! I first saw it on TV in the early 50's when I was about 10 and bawled at the end, but with the kind of tears that make you feel good to have a human heart. I'm now 72 and its effect and my opinion have not changed. The plot's has been covered many times in these reviews, so I'll not go there, but the scene (knowing what we know) between Colbert and Welles when he tells her that what she has is the reality, is a heart-breaker with its loving generosity and sacrifice. Finally, when Welles comes in from the storm and is at the fireplace, full tears flow. And I'm not ashamed to admit it.Years later I actually did fall in love with Natalie Wood.

Elizabeth (Claudette Colbert) sends her husband John MacDonald (Orson Welles) off to WWI. After the war ends, Elizabeth receives a telegram that John has been killed in action. He's actually been horribly disfigured beyond recognition. He doesn't want to burden her and takes on an alternate identity Erik Kessler. However he doesn't know that Elizabeth gave birth to their son Drew. Her boss Larry Hamilton (George Brent) takes care of her and they get married. Twenty years later, John/Erik returns with an adopted daughter Margaret Ludwig (Natalie Wood). They're escaping Europe just as WWII is about to start. He goes to his old house but Elizabeth is long gone. He goes to work for Larry and is surprised to meet her at a dinner party. She doesn't recognize him and he's conflicted to reveal his true identity. Drew intends to volunteer for war. Natalie Wood is so young that I don't even recognize her. She's so tiny, adorable and does a great job. This is a very traditional melodrama with a couple of great actors. Welles is quite effective. He doesn't have much screen time before the war which makes his 'transformation' a whole lot easier. Claudette Colbert plays the melodrama with class although she's asked to stretch a lot. Her character goes from weepy depressed to shocked anger. The story is one big melodrama of lost romance. It's a real weepy tear jerker manipulating all the heart strings. Well there isn't that many tears but it's the kind of movie that never stops trying. The great actors keep the enterprise on track.

Touching weeper about a man (Orson Welles) who goes off to fight in WWI, leaving his wife (Claudette Colbert) behind. Colbert is told he was killed in action but, in fact, he survived but was badly disfigured. He allows his wife to believe he is dead so that she can move on with her life. Decades later, Colbert is married to another man (George Brent). The son she was carrying when she believed Welles had died is now grown and believes Brent to be his natural father. Welles arrives in America to work with Brent, not knowing he is married to Colbert. Welles also brings along his adopted daughter (a very adorable Natalie Wood). It's a good movie of its kind with a trio of great leads and some impressive support from Wood in her first sizable role. It's also directed by Irving Pichel, an actor-turned-director who was quite underrated as both.