13 Apr I’ll Be Seeing You
I’ll Be Seeing You, WWII Movie starring Ginger Rogers and Joseph Cotton
(1944) I’ll Be Seeing You was one of the first films to focus on post-traumatic stress syndrome of a WWII veteran. (My favorite) film critic of that time, Bosley Crowther of the New York Times was so taken with it that he wrote, “This is a pressing recommendation that as many of you see it as can.”
It would be two more years before The Best Years of Our Lives would handle the same issue, one very much in the minds of the families back home.
Even if she wasn’t dancing “Cheek to Cheek” with Fred Astaire (1935) Ginger Rogers was excellent. It’s obvious why she was such a favorite of the era. Joseph Cotton (The Third Man, Citizen Kane and so many more) was 39 … too old to be in the war I guess. He was a hunk and also very popular.
Ginger’s aunt was played by Spring Byington, such a memorable “Mom” who starred in December Bride on television for so many years. Her cousin was Shirley Temple who at 16 was trying to coast into more mature roles.
An enjoyable WWII movie with a good message. And that song …
I’ll Be Seeing You at amazon.com
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