This week’s mystery movie has been the 1944 Paramount film “And Now Tomorrow,” with Alan Ladd, Loretta Young, Susan Hayward, Barry Sullivan, Beulah Bondi, Cecil Kellaway, Grant Mitchell and Helen Mack. The screenplay was by Frank Partos and Raymond Chandler, from a novel by Rachel Field. Music was by Victor Young, photography by Daniel L. Fapp, art direction by Hans Dreier and Hal Pereira, costumes by Edith Head, makeup by Wally Westmore and set decoration by Ted von Hemert. The associate producer was Fred Kohlmar and the director was Irving Pichel.
The DVD is available in the Universal Vault Series.
Writing in the New York Times (Nov. 23, 1944), Bosley Crowther said:
For a film in which the principal character, played by Loretta Young, is deaf, there is certainly a lot of conversation—most of it to or by her—in Paramount’s “And Now Tomorrow,” which came to the Paramount yesterday. Folks are continuously talking to or about Miss Young, and she, with an ease in lip-reading that is marvelous, takes it all in. Furthermore, her responses are given in a normally modulated voice, even when first she is afflicted, which is most extraordinary, indeed.
But these are just minor indications of the fictional latitudes that are taken in this pulpy picturization of a novel by Rachel Field. For the whole film is clearly an effort to catch a popular mood with a plainly theatrical romance that bears little resemblance to life. It is the fable of a hoity-toity lady who falls slowly and stubbornly in love with the young and rather cynical doctor who is trying to restore her hearing. And, as such, it indulges all the cliches of emotion peculiar to such yarns.
For Monday, we have a mystery gent.
Update: This is Jack Gardner.
For Tuesday, we have a mystery girl.
Update: This is Ann Carter.
Brain Trust roll call: Roget-L.A. (Monday mystery person — a.k.a. Back of the Head Guy).
For Wednesday, we have a mystery gent.
Update: This is Barry Sullivan. Or as Benito said: Barry Sullivan, the movie Planet of the Vampires awaits you
Brain Trust roll call: Gary (Monday’s Back of the Head Guy — and welcome back), Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and Monday’s and Tuesday’s mystery guests — plus our leading lady, whom I didn’t mention), B.J. Merholz (Monday’s Back of the Head Guy), Don Danard (Tuesday’s mystery child), Jenny M. (Tuesday’s mystery child), Floyd Thursby (Tuesday’s mystery child), Mike Hawks (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mystery child), Sarah (mystery movie, Monday’s Back of the Head Guy and Tuesday’s mystery child), Sylvia E. (Tuesday’s mystery child), Lee Ann, Megan and Thom (Tuesday’s mystery child) and Megan going solo (mystery movie).
For Thursday, we have a mystery gent in a vest.
Update: This is Cecil Kellaway.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (mystery movie, Monday’s Back of the Head Guy, Tuesday’s mystery child and Wednesday’s mystery gent), Howard Mandelbaum (Wednesday’s mystery gent), B.J. Merholz (Wednesday’s mystery gent/wrong movie), Mike Hawks (Monday’s Back of the Head Guy, Wednesday’s mystery gent), Jenny M. (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery gent), Don Danard (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Gary (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery gent), Sylvia E. (mystery movie, Monday’s mystery soda jerk, Monday’s Back of the Head Guy and Mystery Mirror Lady, Tuesday’s mystery child and Wednesday’s mystery gent), L.C. (mystery movie and mystery cast), Patrick (mystery movie, Monday’s Back of the Head Guy, Tuesday’s mystery child and Wednesday’s mystery gent), David Inman (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Benito (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Roget-L.A. (Wednesday’s mystery gent), McDee (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Sue Slutzky (mystery movie, Monday’s mystery soda jerk, Tuesday’s mystery child and Wednesday’s mystery gent), Candace R. Copley (Wednesday’s mystery gent) and Bob Hansen (Wednesday’s mystery gent/wrong movie).
For Friday, we have two (not) mystery women.
Update: This is Susan Hayward and Loretta Young.
The 1940s, when movie doctors smoked like chimneys.
The smoking doctor is Alan Ladd.
Brain Trust roll call: B.J. Merholz (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery guest), Mary Mallory (Monday’s mystery mirror lady and Thursday’s mystery gent), Howard Mandelbaum (Thursday’s mystery guest), Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery guest), Roget-L.A. (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery gent), Don Danard (Thursday’s mystery gent), Jenny M. (Thursday’s mystery gent), Patrick (Thursday’s mystery gent), David Inman (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery gent), Benito (Thursday’s mystery gent), Gary (Thursday’s mystery gent), Sue Slutzky (Thursday’s mystery gent) and Sylvia E. (Thursday’s mystery gent).
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Is that Alan Ladd’s reflection in the mirror behind the mystery gent?
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Reflecting on the guy with the dangling smoke. He seems like a key clue. Or a Keye Luke, who I’m certain he is not.
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As seen in the mirror the back of the head guy looks to be Alan Ladd.
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Monday: Jack Gardner serving Alan Ladd in AND NOW TOMORROW.
Tuesday. Ann Carter.
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Oh, there’s Loretta Young with a platter hat!
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Julie was always good with back of the heads; I’m guessing Alan Ladd.
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Looks like Ann Carter.
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Virita Campbell, ‘This Gun for Hire’?
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Ann Carter
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Miss Tuesday is Ann Carter.
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Ann Carter in AND NOW TOMORROW.
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I knew that guy in the mirror was Alan Ladd, aka-back-of-the-head-guy. Today’s actress is Ann Carter. The movie is “And now Tomorrow” (1944).
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Tuesday – Ann Carter
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Movie – And Now Tomorrow
Monday – not sure who the soda jerk is – but Loretta Young is the “reflected lady in the hat” (and what a hat) & Alan Ladd is the “reflected guy with the cigarette hanging out of his mouth.”
Tuesday – Ann Carter
Wednesday – Barry Sullivan
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In follow up…I’m going to guess that Monday is the “waiter”, Jack Gardner.
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Ann Carter for today.
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I think it may be And Now Tomorrow, but I am making that guess alone.
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AND NOW TOMORROW. Alan Ladd as Back of the Head guy Monday, Ann Carter Tuesday, and Barry Sullivan today.
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Barry Sullivan.
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Barry Sullivan in The Great Gatsby.
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Yes, I know it is Alan Ladd sitting at the counter on monday. Today is Mr. Barry Sullivan.
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Barry Sullivan in And Now Tomorrow.
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Today it’s Barry Sullivan.
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Barry Sullivan and Alan Ladd made three films together. If the girl is Elinor Donahue then this is And Now Tomorrow.
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And Now Tomorrow (1944)w/Alan Ladd, Loretta Young, Susan Hayward, Barry Sullivan, Ann Carter…
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Monday’s back of the head guy is Alan Ladd, then Ann Carter and Barry Sullivan in And Now Tomorrow from 1944.
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Barry Sullivan today.
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Barry Sullivan, the movie Planet of thr Vampires awaits you
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Is Wednesday’s mystery gent Barry Sullivan?
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Wednesday looks like a young Barry Sullivan.
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Is Monday’s guest Jack Gardner?
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Tuesday – Ann Carter, Wednesday – Barry Sullivan, the movie is 1944’s And Now Tomorrow.
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Wednesday – Barry Sullivan
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I think Wednesday’s guy is Barry Sullivan. Is the movie “The Gangster” from 1947?
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Cecil Kellaway And Now Tomorrow.
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Cecil Kellaway today and Loretta Young on Monday.
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Cecil Kellaway.
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Cecil Kellaway.
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Thursday’s mystery gent in a vest is Cecil Kellaway. The mystery movie is And Now Tomorrow (1944).
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Cecil Kellaway is the latest Guest Star on this page.
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Cecil Kellaway
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Cecil Kellaway on Thursday.
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Cecil Kellaway today, making this “And Now Tomorrow,” which we will learn about tomorrow.
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Cecil Kellaway today. He will poison astronauts in The Twilight Zone.
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Thursday: a vested Cecil Kellaway.
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Thursday: Cecil Kellaway
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Thursday – Cecil Kellaway
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Susan Hayward and Loretta Young, along with Kellaway and Mr. Ladd.
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Wed. is Barry Sullivan. The film is Now and Tomorrow
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Tues. little girl is Ann Carter
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Fri we have Loretta Young, Susan Hayward, Alan Ladd and Cecil Kellaway
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Thurs is Cecil Kellaway
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Monday’s back of the head guy is Alan Ladd. Not sure who the soda jerk is – he looks a lot like Carl Betz.
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Susan Hayward, Loretta Young and Alan Ladd.
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Susan Hayward and Loretta Young; Cecil Kellaway and Alan Ladd.
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For Friday we have Susan Hayward, Loretta Young and the aforementioned Cecil Kellaway and Alan Ladd.
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Friday: Susan Hayward and Loretta Young, and Alan Ladd
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Friday – photo #1 Susan Hayward and Loretta Young
photo #2 Cecil Kellaway and Alan Ladd
This was another fun one. Thanks
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Academy Award winners Susan and Loretta.
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