Dick Powell, Edgar Kennedy, Edward Brophy

An ambitious newspaper reporter (Dick Powell), eager to scoop the competition, wishes he could know the news before it happens. A mysterious old man (John Philliber) grants the reporter that power, ev...( read more  read more... )en as he cautions against using it. Now able to predict the news 24 hours in advance, the reporter goes about scooping all the other papers, picking sure-fire winners at the race track, and enjoying life... until he learns -- in advance, of course -- of his own death. Our hero's problem: How can he keep the future from happening?

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Unrated, 85 min

Directed by: René Clair

Release Date: May 28, 1944

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DVD Release Date: July 22, 2003

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  • July 13, 2008
    Cute premise, not perfectly executed but pleasant charming fantasy. Linda Darnell is almost unbelievably beautiful.

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