Directed by:
Henry KingCinematography:
George BarnesCast:
Claudette Colbert, John Payne, Shepperd Strudwick, Ann E. Todd, Anne Revere, Frieda Inescort, Harry Hayden, Marie Blake, Chick Chandler, Selmer Jackson (more)Plots(1)
A nostalgic and patriotic film from director Henry King similar to such later films as The Corn Is Green (1945). Claudette Colbert, stars as Nora Trinell, an aging schoolteacher awaiting a meeting with presidential candidate Dewey Roberts (Shepperd Strudwick). As Nora waits, she reflects on the past. It seems that a young Dewey (Douglas Croft) is Nora's pupil many years earlier in 1916, and has developed a schoolboy crush on his teacher, who encourages him to pursue his dreams. Nora, however, is quietly married to a fellow teacher, Dan Hopkins (John Payne), which inspires Dewey's jealousy when he discovers the truth. Tragedy awaits Dan, however, when he joins with the Canadian forces entering World War I. (official distributor synopsis)
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