

Tomorrow Is Forever
1946-02-20 · 105 min · ★ 6.4
In 1918, Elizabeth MacDonald learns that her husband, John Andrew, has been killed in the war. Elizabeth bears John's son and eventually marries her kindly boss. Unknown to her, John has survived but is horribly disfigured and remains in Europe. Years later, on the eve of World War II, Elizabeth refuses to agree to her son's request to enlist and is stunned when an eerily familiar stranger named Kessler arrives from abroad and becomes involved.
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- Directors
- Irving Pichel
- Production companies
- International Pictures (I), RKO Radio Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 3,250,000
Top Cast
Claudette ColbertElizabeth Hamilton
Orson WellesJohn Andrew MacDonald
George BrentLawrence Hamilton
Lucile WatsonAunt Jessica Hamilton
Richard LongDrew Hamilton
Natalie WoodMargaret Ludwig
John WengrafDr. Ludwig
Sonny HoweBrian Hamilton
Ian WolfeNorton
Joyce MackenzieCherry Davis
Jesse GravesAmbrose
Boyd IrwinDr. Callan
Jack CheathamPoliceman
Charles D. BrownImmigration Officer
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