It Happened Tomorrow

Infobox Film
name = It Happened Tomorrow


caption = Movie poster for "It Happened Tomorrow"
director = René Clair
producer = Arnold Pressburger
writer = Short Story Writer: Lord Dunsany Screenwriters: René Clair Helene Fraenkel Dudley Nichols Howard Snyder Hugh Wedlock, Jr.
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starring = Dick Powell Linda Darnell Jack Oakie Edgar Kennedy Edward S. Brophy
music = Robert Stolz
cinematography = Eugen Schüfftan Louis Clyde Stoumen Archie J. Stout
editing = Fred Pressburger
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released = 1944
runtime =
country = USA
language = English
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"It Happened Tomorrow" is a 1944 fantasy film starring Dick Powell.

In the film, Powell plays a reporter who is given, by a ghostly deceased newspaper man, a newspaper that has tomorrow's news. He uses the paper to write stories and get the "scoop" on other newspaper men. In addition, he uses the power to bet on horses he know will win and gains considerable wealth. He and new girlfriend Sylvia enjoy the power for a while until the paper predicts the reporter's death.

Teaser (from the back of the DVD cover)

What would happen if someone could get tomorrow's newspaper headlines today? This charming comedy tells the story of a turn of the century newspaper reporter (Dick Powell) who wishes he could scoop his colleagues by knowing about events before they occur. Then when a mysterious old man gives him the news a day in advance, his life is turned upside down. Racing to prevent a headline predicting his own death, he gets mixed up with a beautiful fortune teller (Linda Darnell) and her overprotective uncle (the always underrated Jack Oakie).

It Happened Tomorrow was acclaimed director Rene Clair's (A Nous La Liberte) follow up to his equally enchanting I Married a Witch, both made during a World War II exile in Hollywood. Clair's famous whimsical style is evident in this cautionary tale; be careful - what you wish for might come true. This sparkling black and white film was mastered from a 35mm print restored by the UCLA Film Archive.

Awards

The film was nominated for two Academy Awards:
*Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
*Best Sound, Recording

Cast

*Dick Powell as Lawrence Stevens
*Linda Darnell as Sylvia
*Jack Oakie as Uncle Oscar Smith
*Edgar Kennedy as Inspector Mulrooney

ee also

*Newspaper from the future