Tomorrow, the World!

Tomorrow, the World! (1944)

Based on the PRIZE-WINNING PLAY which thrilled Broadway audiences for 14 months

German boy Emil comes to live with his American uncle who tries to teach the former Hitler Youth to reject Nazism.

Date of release
1944-12-29
TMDB
8.1 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Drama
Director
Leslie Fenton

Casting

Interesting facts

Tomorrow, the World! is a 1944 American black-and-white film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring Fredric March, Betty Field, and Agnes Moorehead, about a young German boy who had been active in the Hitler Youth who comes to live with his uncle in the United States, who tries to teach him to reject Nazism. It was based on the successful 1943 Broadway play.

Background

The play Tomorrow, the World! opened on Broadway in New York City on 14 April 1943 and closed 17 June 1944 after 500 performances. The opening-night cast included Skip Homeier as Emil and Edit Angold as Frieda, both of whom originated their movie roles in the play, and Ralph Bellamy as Mike Frame, Shirley Booth as Leona Richards and Kathryn Givney as Jessie Frame. It marked the debut of actress Joyce Van Patten.

Producer Lester Cowan bought the rights to the play for $75,000 plus 25% of the gross, not to exceed $350,000. He wanted to change the title of the film to "The Intruder," but a poll of exhibitors voted him down.

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