Beyond Tomorrow (1940)

Directed by

A. Edward Sutherland

Genre

fantasy film, romance film, Christmas film, ghost film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three elderly businessmen invite a young man and woman over for Christmas dinner. The couple falls in love, but the man's ex-fiancée tries to win him back. After the businessmen die in a plane crash, they return as ghosts to guide the couple toward happiness.

heartfeltgentlebittersweetwarmold-fashionedslow-pacedsentimentalhopeful

What happens

Beyond Tomorrow (also known as And So Goodbye and Beyond Christmas) is a 1940 American fantasy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and produced by noted cinematographer Lee Garmes; Garmes was one of a handful of cinematographers who became film producers. Structured as a B film, the production did not engage any stars who would receive billing above the title, relying instead on a quartet of veteran character actors, Charles Winninger, Maria Ouspenskaya, C. Aubrey Smith and Harry Carey, second-tier young leads Richard Carlson and Jean Parker as well as "other woman" Helen Vinson, a minor lead/second lead actress during the early- and mid-1930s, here approaching the end of her career. All seven actors received a "Featuring" billing after the title. The remaining supporting cast included Rod La Rocque, a top leading man of the silent era, now reduced to playing minor supporting roles. Because the events of the plot take place during the Christmas season, it is a contemporary, but little-remembered example of the Christmas film. The original print has been digitally remastered and preserved by the National Film Museum, Incorporated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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