Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne star in "When Tomorrow Comes," a 1939 film directed by John Stahl and based on a story by James Cain. Cain sued for copyright infringement, stating the scene in the church was stolen from his story "Serenade" but he lost.
Helen and Philip (Dunne and Boyer) meet when she waits on him in a restaurant. She learns later he's a famous concert pianist. The waitresses are planning to strike; Philip appears at the meeting and is impressed by her speech.
The two make a date to meet, and he takes her out on his boat, then to his Long Island home - where they meet the famous 1938 hurricane and wind up stranded in a church. When the hurricane passes, the two must face the tumult in their lives.
This is a sweet film. It does not have the scope of the Dunne/Boyer Love Affair, and the story is predictable (as was Love Affair). As they proved in their previous film, Boyer and Dunne have wonderful chemistry and warmth. Boyer must have been an interesting guy - the great screen lover who never, ever wore his toupee when he wasn't making a movie. Neither he nor the very private Dunne ever let Hollywood get the better of them.
Scarlett's mother, Barbara O'Neil, has a small but showy role.
Good movie.
Helen and Philip (Dunne and Boyer) meet when she waits on him in a restaurant. She learns later he's a famous concert pianist. The waitresses are planning to strike; Philip appears at the meeting and is impressed by her speech.
The two make a date to meet, and he takes her out on his boat, then to his Long Island home - where they meet the famous 1938 hurricane and wind up stranded in a church. When the hurricane passes, the two must face the tumult in their lives.
This is a sweet film. It does not have the scope of the Dunne/Boyer Love Affair, and the story is predictable (as was Love Affair). As they proved in their previous film, Boyer and Dunne have wonderful chemistry and warmth. Boyer must have been an interesting guy - the great screen lover who never, ever wore his toupee when he wasn't making a movie. Neither he nor the very private Dunne ever let Hollywood get the better of them.
Scarlett's mother, Barbara O'Neil, has a small but showy role.
Good movie.