You Came Along

You Came Along (1945)

The Gay and Tender Love Story of Our Time

War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond selling tour with two buddies, and substitute "chaperone" Ivy Hotchkiss. Bob's a cheerful Lothario with several girls in every town on the tour. After some amusing escapades, Bob and Ivy become romantically involved, agreeing it's "just fun up in the air." Then Ivy finds out the real reason why it shouldn't be anything more.

Date of release
1945-07-04
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
John Farrow

Casting

Interesting facts

You Came Along is a 1945 romantic comedy-drama film set in World War II, directed by John Farrow. The original Robert Smith screenplay was rewritten by Ayn Rand. You Came Along stars Robert Cummings and in her film debut, Lizabeth Scott.

Production

The first version of the screenplay was written by Robert Smith, based on his short story, Don't Ever Grieve Me, which became the working title for the film. Originally conceived as a Barbara Stanwyck vehicle, producer Hal Wallis hired Ayn Rand to rewrite the script. Rand wrote, "As to 'You Came Along', it was originally a very cute story—not profound, but clever and appealing." However, Rand felt Smith's screenplay was badly written.

The Production Code Administration subjected the screenplay to censorship from the start. Much concern was shown for the "immoral" heterosexual behavior of the three Air Force officers, as well as the alleged homosexuality of the Franklin Pangborn character.

Cummings signed a four-year contract with Wallis in January 1945. The first film was to be Don't Ever Grieve Me.

"To remind audiences that You Came Along heralded an actress's debut, Wallis added a separate credit to the main title: Introducing Lizabeth Scott." At the age of 22 in her film debut, Lizabeth Scott was already an experienced stage actress, but was met with skepticism by the production crew. Despite Scott's initial difficulties with Cummings; Jimmie Fidler and other Hollywood columnists reported feuding between Cummings and Scott on the set.

Cummings and Scott would again costar in Paid in Full (1950). However, Scott never made any headway with the director, John Farrow. Farrow lobbied for Teresa Wright and when he did not get her, he made his displeasure known to Scott throughout the production. You Came Along, remains, however, Scott's favorite of all the films she made. Scott as late as her 1996 interview, however, remembered John Farrow's hostility toward her on the set.

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