Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time (1944)

  • 57% of users liked it
    (307 ratings)

Based on Norman Corwin's satirical radio play My Client Curley, Once Upon a Time is an engaging bit of whimsy, completely dominated by the personality of star Cary Grant. It all begins when fly-by-night Broadway producer Jerry Flynn (Grant) learns of a trained caterpillar (!) that dances to the tune… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By
Alexander Hall
Written By
Norman Corwin, Irving Fineman
Genres
Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy, Special Interest
In Theaters
Jun 29, 1944 Wide
On DVD
Feb 25, 2003

Critic Reviews

  • Gil Jawetz, DVDTalk.com

    Why any creature, let along a caterpillar, would be able to find any rhythm in Pinky's spastic, asthmatic [harmonica] playing is beyond me.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    This kind of reminded me of the dancing frog cartoon from looney tunes, but not as good, I mean it's a caterpillar for goodness sakes! That's just silly. The movie isn't bad otherwise, though, the actors are good, and the story could be really good if not for that… More

  • jay n


    Deservedly obscure Cary Grant film, paper thin and borderline idiotic about a dancing caterpillar! The lead kid could not be more noxious and Grant gives, for him, a remarkably arch performance, mugging shamelessly often. He must have realized what a dog this was, forced to do it… More

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