RomanceDramaWar

From This Day Forward

- EVERY DAY LOVE! EVERY DAY LIFE!

A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, whom he married after a short courtship and has not seen for several years. The two come together with many trials and tribulations in trying to preserve their marriage in the post-war years.

Release Date : 1946-03-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Susan

Original Name : Joan Fontaine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bill Cummings

Original Name : Mark Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Martha Beesley

Original Name : Rosemary DeCamp

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hank Beesley

Original Name : Harry Morgan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jake Beesley

Original Name : Wally Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Margie Beesley

Original Name : Arline Judge

Gender : Female

Character Name : Charlie Beesley

Original Name : Renny McEvoy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy Beesley

Original Name : Bobby Driscoll

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alice Beesley

Original Name : Mary Treen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Barbara Beesley

Original Name : Doreen McCann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Higgler

Original Name : Erskine Sanford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Beesley

Original Name : Queenie Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Counselor in Unemployment Office

Original Name : Carol Forman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Manageress

Original Name : Polly Bailey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ice Man

Original Name : Bobby Barber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : John Barton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Magistrate

Original Name : Guy Beach

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pedestrian on Sidewalk

Original Name : Chet Brandenburg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clerk

Original Name : Charles Campbell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dispatcher

Original Name : Doria Caron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pawnbroker

Original Name : William Challee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Ellen Corby

Gender : Female

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Russell Custer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Lieutenant

Original Name : Johnny Duncan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bailiff

Original Name : Ralph Dunn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Night Club Patron

Original Name : Blake Edwards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman in Window

Original Name : Virginia Engels

Gender : Male

Character Name : Milkman

Original Name : Jack Gargan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl on Bridge

Original Name : Sally Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Vincent Graeff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Attorney

Original Name : Erick Hanson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orchestra Leader

Original Name : Manny Harmon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Bar

Original Name : Alf Haugen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Timmy Hawkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Pat Hennigan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Line

Original Name : Jimmie Horan

Gender : Male

Character Name : John

Original Name : John Indrisano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Factory Foreman

Original Name : Milton Kibbee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Worker

Original Name : Ethan Laidlaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Husband

Original Name : Sam Lufkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bouncer

Original Name : Tex Mooney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hairdresser

Original Name : Ida Moore

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mike

Original Name : Mike Morelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hoffman's Secretary

Original Name : Frances Morris

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Brewer

Original Name : Theodore Newton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maxie

Original Name : Tommy Noonan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anton

Original Name : Anton Northpole

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim Bagley

Original Name : Moroni Olsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Gumel

Original Name : Rose Plumer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Little Girl

Original Name : Patricia Prest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Employment Office / Bar Patron

Original Name : Bill Raisch

Gender : Male

Character Name : District Attorney

Original Name : Joey Ray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Amelia Romano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Artist in Shop

Original Name : Shimen Ruskin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dance Instructor

Original Name : Lucille Sayre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : Doreen Tryden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hoffman

Original Name : Charles Wagenheim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Alan Ward

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

All Brides are Beautiful. From This Day Forward is directed by John Berry and adapted to screenplay by Garson Kanin and Hugo Butler from the novel All Brides are Beautiful written by Thomas Bell. It stars Joan Fontaine, Mark Stevens, Rosemary DeCamp, Harry Morgan, Wally Brown, Arline Judge and Renny McEvoy. Music is by Leigh Harline and cinematography by George Barnes. Rom-Dram that finds Stevens and Fontaine as a young couple struggling with the perils and optimism of post-war life. Story unfolds in flashback as Stevens reminisces about how he met Fontaine and their subsequent courtship that was fraught with uncertainty about what the future had in store. The Depression bites hard and Stevens finds himself a kept man as Fontaine’s wages has to cover for the both of them. It’s a pretty simple fable, but one of romantic hope in times of hardship, Stevens and Fontaine are good together, if a little miscast considering the themes at work in the screenplay. Popular with audiences back in 1946, its escapism factor would have been a huge pull, it is however now something of an antiquated sitting, a laborious picture that sort of just exists as a time-capsule piece. Approach with caution. 5/10

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-05

Try as she might, Joan Fontaine just cannot make a silk purse from the sow's ear on show here from John Berry. She portrays "Susan", a young assistant in a bookshop who has married "Bill" (Mark Stevens). Flashback fills in the gaps as this young couple meet and fall in love before WWII intervenes and when he returns, the pair must adjust to post war life. The film effectively illustrates the difficulties faced by returning soldiers, and of their spouses and families, as they all try to adapt to their new circumstances. For "Bill", that involves dealing with the ennui (I suppose it might be considered a form of PTSD nowadays) that proves particularly hard to accommodate. The challenges also entail getting a new job and finding the money to keep his family going. For "Susan" - well, the challenges for her are somewhat different but what is enlivening about the whole thing is the pair's enduring affection for each other. They struggle, with each other and their tough, unforgiving, environment and that struggle turns both of them into something that would be, frankly, rather difficult to love. A solid template for a story, but sadly for me there was way too much dialogue. It's an adaptation of Thomas Bell's book, but it is quite possible that this feature has more words! Fontaine glows, but underperforms as an actress - she lacks character in this portrayal and at times the whole thing just comes across as a bit to earnest. The production is proficient, and the score complimentary as their relationship ebb and flows. It's an interesting observation of how life might have been, but I'd rather have done more watching and less listening.