Because of Him (1946)
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A young woman who wants to break into the theater schemes to become the protege of a famous Broadway star.
- Date of release
- 1946-01-18
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Richard Wallace
Casting
- Deanna Durbin — Kim Walker
- Charles Laughton — John Sheridan
- Franchot Tone — Paul Taylor
- Helen Broderick — Nora
- Stanley Ridges — Charles Gilbert
- Donald Meek — Martin
- Regina Wallace — Head Nurse
- Charles Halton — Mr. Dunlap
- Douglas Wood — Samual Hapgood
Interesting facts
Because of Him is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone.
Production
In February 1945 Universal announced that Deanna Durbin and Charles Laughton, who had previously appeared together in It Started with Eve, would be reunited in Catherine the Last, "a contemporary comedy-drama with music". It would be filmed before Merry Merry Marriage recently announced for Dubin. In May Richard Wallace signed to direct.
Franchot Tone, who had appeared opposite Durbin twice before, was signed in August 1945, when the title was changed to Because of Him. Filming started August 15, 1945.
Durbin had married the producer Felix Jackson in June 1945 and at the time of filming, she was pregnant with her first child.
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