Underplayed Gems

You Came Along (1945)

You Came Along poster
Directed by
John Farrow
Genre
romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A US Army Air Forces officer hides his terminal illness from a woman he meets during a war bond drive. They start a lighthearted romance, but when she discovers his secret, she chooses to cherish their remaining time together.

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What happens

You Came Along (working title Don't Ever Grieve Me) is a 1945 romantic comedy-drama film set in World War II, directed by John Farrow. The original Robert Smith screenplay was rewritten by Ayn Rand. You Came Along stars Robert Cummings and in her film debut, Lizabeth Scott. The plot involves a US Army Air Forces (USAAF) officer who tries to hide his terminal medical condition from a U.S. Treasury Department public relations staff member, whom he just met before a war bond drive. They become romantically involved, agreeing it's "just fun up in the air." When she finds out the truth, she makes a fateful decision to make the most of the little time they have together. Filmink called it "a guy cry movie". You Came Along opens with a stanza from the poem "The Sermon of St. Francis" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "He giveth you your wings to fly And breathe a purer air on high, And careth for you everywhere, Who for yourselves so little care!" (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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