It Had to Be You (1947)

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A precursor of sorts to the 1999 Julia Roberts vehicle The Runaway Bride, It Had to Be You stars Ginger Rogers as Victoria Stafford, a wealthy girl who has been engaged three times, and has three times chickened out at the altar just before saying "I do." Determined to wed her fourth fiancé, Oliver… More A precursor of sorts to the 1999 Julia Roberts vehicle The Runaway Bride, It Had to Be You stars Ginger Rogers as Victoria Stafford, a wealthy girl who has been engaged three times, and has three times chickened out at the altar just before saying "I do." Determined to wed her fourth fiancé, Oliver H.P. Harrington (Ron Randell), Victoria is on the verge of saying those two little words, when suddenly she sees the vision of her "dream lover," George (Cornel Wilde), whom she has envisioned since childhood. Ultimately our heroine meets an in-the-flesh lookalike for her imaginary sweetheart: a no-nonsense fireman named Johnny Blaine, who indeed was a childhood friend of Victoria's. So, do wedding bells finally ring? Not on your life. Though Victoria is ga-ga over Johnny, the feeling is far from mutual -- and besides, there are several reels to go before the end title. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By: Don Hartman, Rudolph Maté
Genres: Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 22, 1947 Wide

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Cast

            Ginger Rogers as Victoria Stafford

            Cornel Wilde as George/Johnny Blaine

            Percy Waram as Mr. Stafford

            Spring Byington as Mrs. Stafford

            Ron Randell as Oliver H.P. Harrington

            Thurston Hall as Mr. Harrington

            Charles Evans as Dr. Parkinson

            Billy Bevan as Evans

            Frank Orth as Conductor Brown

            Harry Hays Morgan Jr. as George Benson

            Douglas Wood as Mr. Kimberly

            Mary Forbes as Mrs. Kimberly

            Paul Campbell (IV) as Radio Announcer

            George Chandler as Man

            Cliff Clark as Fire Chief

            Douglas D. Coppin as Boyfriend

            Vernon Dent as Man in Drugstore

            Dudley Dickerson as Porter

            Gerald Fielding as Peabody

            Joe Gray as Prize Fighter

            Myron Healey as Standish

            Virginia Hunter as Maid of Honor

            Vera Lewis as Mrs. Brown

            Anna Q. Nilsson as Saleslady

            Judy Nugent as Victoria Age 5

            Oscar O'Shea as Irish Neighborhood Watchman

            Garry Owen as Cab Driver Number 2

            Ralph Peters as Cab Driver Number 1

            Jack Rice as Floorwalker

            Nancy Saunders as Model

            Harlan Warde as Atherton

            Melinda Wood Allen as Cab Driver

            Fred F. Sears as Tillerman Fireman

            Michael Towne as Fireman

            Victor Travers as Drugstore Manager

            Edward Harvey as Dr. Thompson
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