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Till the End of Time (23-Jul-1946)

Director: Edward Dmytryk

Writer: Allen Rivkin

From novel: They Dream of Home by Niven Busch

Musical Score by: Leigh Harline

Producer: Dore Schary

Keywords: Drama

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
William Gargan
Actor
17-Jul-1905 17-Feb-1979 Martin Kane, Private Eye
Guy Madison
Actor
19-Jan-1922 6-Feb-1996 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Dorothy McGuire
Actor
14-Jun-1916 13-Sep-2001 A Summer Place
Robert Mitchum
Actor
6-Aug-1917 1-Jul-1997 Cape Fear
Ruth Nelson
Actor
2-Aug-1905 12-Sep-1992 Awakenings
Jean Porter
Actor
8-Dec-1925   Till the End of Time
Selena Royle
Actor
6-Nov-1904 23-Apr-1983 The Fighting Sullivans
Tom Tully
Actor
21-Aug-1908 27-Apr-1982 Insp. Matt Grebb on The Lineup
Bill Williams
Actor
21-May-1915 21-Sep-1992 The Adventures of Kit Carson
Harry von Zell
Actor
11-Jul-1906 21-Nov-1981 You're in the Navy Now

CAST

Starring
Dorothy McGuire   ...   Pat Ruscomb
Guy Madison   ...   Cliff Harper
Robert Mitchum   ...   William Tabeshaw
Bill Williams   ...   Perry Kincheloe
with
Tom Tully   ...   C. W. Harper
William Gargan   ...   Sgt. Gunny Watrous
Jean Porter   ...   Helen Ingersoll
Johnny Sands   ...   Tommy
Loren Tindall   ...   Pinky
Ruth Nelson   ...   Amy Harper
Selena Royle   ...   Mrs. Kincheloe
Harry von Zell   ...   Scuffy
Richard Benedict   ...   The Boy From Idaho

REVIEWS

Review by Hal Pritzker (posted on 16-Mar-2005)

To compare a mini-gem such as Till the End of Time with the hugely promoted, star-studded Best Years of Our Lives -- the film that, historically, often is regarded as the screen icon for the re-adjusting soldiers' genre -- is like comparing Ray Robinson or Roberto Duran with Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis or Rocky Marciano.

The same way that Robinson and Duran were, pound-for-pound, on the same level with their larger, heavier, stronger counterparts, Till the End of Time -- "pound-for-pound" -- is right with its larger, more celebrated celluloid counterpart.

While Best Years, with its flashiness of celebrated cast (i.e. Fredrick March, Claudette Colbert), is much more expansive, Time expertly utilizes a small-scale, more focused look at the returning-soldier theme.

As the proverbial slice-of-life, Time not only is much easier palatable for viewers, it also is quite accurate in the depiction of its conceptions and characterizations.

The primary characters created by Guy Madison, Robert Mitchem and Bill Williams---as the returning World War II veterans -- and Dorothy McGuire, as the mildly cynical war widow with whom Madison's Cliff Harper becomes infatuated, are outstanding portrayals. Yes, Madison's sensitive performance in his first key role was effective, regardless of the less-than-sterling reviews traditionally given by critics.

Fetching, twenty-year old Jean Porter, as the adorably saucy bobby-soxer who likewise is infatuated with Harper, also is quite effective.

Excellent character performances are given by: Tom Tully and Ruth Nelson, as Harper's parents; Selena Royale, as the mother of Williams' Perry Kincheloe; and Bill Gargan, as the veterans' representative.

Director Edward Dmytryk expertly orchestrates the film, which captures the unique flavor of its time frame as if it were bottling a rare wine.

Though "Best Years" deserves much of its traditional praise, do not overlook "Time" simply because its focus is smaller. "Pound-for-pound" it is at least as good. Possibly even better.


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