'Til We Meet Again (1940)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Edmund Goulding
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Writers:

Robert Lord (story)
Warren Duff (writer)

Release Date:

20 April 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

FOUR WEEKS IN WHICH TO LIVE - an eternity in which to die. One of the grandest screen treats.

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Con Artist | Incurable Disease | New Year's Eve | Remake | Ship

Cast

Merle Oberon	...	Joan Ames
George Brent	...	Dan Hardesty
Pat O'Brien	...	Police Lt. Steve Burke
Geraldine Fitzgerald	...	Bonny Coburn
Binnie Barnes	...	Comtesse de Bresac
Frank McHugh	...	Rockingham T. Rockingham
Eric Blore	...	Sir Harold Pinchard
Henry O'Neill	...	Dr. Cameron
George Reeves	...	Jimmy Coburn
Frank Wilcox	...	Frank, Assistant Purser
Doris Lloyd	...	Louise
Marjorie Gateson	...	Mrs. Hester
Regis Toomey	...	Freddy
William Halligan	...	Bartender on Boat
Victor Kilian	...	Herb McGillis
Wade Boteler	...	Captain Stoddard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Herbert Anderson	...	(uncredited)
Mary Anderson	...	Girl (uncredited)
Hal Brazeale	...	Lemmy (uncredited)
Nat Carr	...	Assistant Purser (uncredited)
Robert Elliott	...	Detective (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Passenger (uncredited)
Chester Gan	...	Hong Kong policeman (uncredited)
Jane Gilbert	...	Girl (uncredited)
Sol Gorss	...	Sailor (uncredited)
William Gould	...	Chief of Police (uncredited)
Grace Hayle	...	Fussy woman passenger (uncredited)
Robert Homans	...	Dock policeman (uncredited)
William Hopper	...	Man (uncredited)
Edward Keane	...	Officer (uncredited)
Mary MacLaren	...	Woman (uncredited)
Frank Mayo	...	Man (uncredited)
Lynn Merrick	...	Fussy woman's daughter (uncredited)
Walter Miller	...	American bartender (uncredited)
Jack Mower	...	Steward (uncredited)
David Newell	...	Assistant Purser (uncredited)
Frank Orth	...	Hong Kong bartender (uncredited)
Eddie Parker	...	Detective (uncredited)
Frank Puglia	...	Mexican bartender (uncredited)
George Regas	...	Mexican bartender (uncredited)
John Ridgely	...	Junior officer (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre	...	Steward (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock	...	Master-at-arms (uncredited)
David Leo Tillotson	...	Boy (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon	...	Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Edmund Goulding
William K. Howard		(uncredited)
William Keighley		(uncredited)
Anatole Litvak		(uncredited)

Writing credits
Robert Lord		(story)
Warren Duff		(writer)

Produced by
David Lewis	....	associate producer
Hal B. Wallis	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Tony Gaudio

Film Editing by
Ralph Dawson

Art Direction by
Robert M. Haas		(as Robert Haas)

Costume Design by
Orry-Kelly		(gowns)

Makeup Department
Perc Westmore	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jack L. Warner	....	executive in charge of production
Al Alleborn	....	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chuck Hansen	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Everett A. Brown	....	sound (as E.A. Brown)

Special Effects by
Byron Haskin	....	special effects

Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein	....	musical director
Ray Heindorf	....	orchestrator
Heinz Roemheld	....	composer: incidental music (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Also Known As:

Till We Meet Again (USA) (alternative spelling)
We Shall Meet Again (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Pregnancy caused Geraldine Fitzgerald to miss several shooting days. A double was used where possible.

Movie Connections:

Remake of One Way Passage (1932)

I waited almost 15 years to see the end of this movie

my ex was a truck driver. The night that I was watching this movie, he called just as they were arriving in Hawaii. I missed the rest of the movie and was extremely disappointed. I tried to find it again on TV and only once that I know, was it shown. I imagined scenarios for many years trying to figure out what the ending would be. I finally found a company that had access to many film archives and obtained a copy. I've only had it a week and I have already watched it 3 times. The rest of the movie was better than anything that I dreamed up. I liked the twists and turns of the plot and the ending was classic. Of course, you could always imagine that the ending was different, but I think that the way it ended enhanced the love story. True love overcomes all difficulties in the end.