It Had to Be You

"Until he sent those little hot shivers shooting down to her toes... she thought it was a dream!"

1947 1h 38m EN

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 4

RomanceComedyFantasy

Synopsis

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A chronic runaway bride is haunted by her conscience, who becomes reality.

“Until he sent those little hot shivers shooting down to her toes... she thought it was a dream!”

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Cast

Ginger Rogers
Victoria Stafford
Cornel Wilde
George McKesson
Percy Waram
Horace Stafford
Spring Byington
Martha Stafford
Ron Randell
Oliver Harrington
Thurston Hall
Ned Harrington
Charles Evans
Dr. Parkinson
Billy Bevan
Evans

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rudolph Maté
Writers: Norman Panama, Melvin Frank, Don Hartman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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79 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rudolph Maté, shot by Vincent J. Farrar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gene Havlick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ginger Rogers and Cornel Wilde and Percy Waram carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Until he sent those little hot shivers shooting down to her toes... she thought it was a dream!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0039500 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rudolph Maté directs. Vincent J. Farrar behind the camera. Gene Havlick cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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179 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Rudolph Maté, shot by Vincent J. Farrar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Gene Havlick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ginger Rogers and Cornel Wilde and Percy Waram carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Until he sent those little hot shivers shooting down to her toes... she thought it was a dream!".
6IMDB entry: tt0039500 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "daughter", "romance", "wedding", "destiny".