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The Time of Your Life (1948)

The Time of Your Life poster
Directed by
H. C. Potter
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of eccentric regulars hang out in a San Francisco saloon. The film follows their conversations and small adventures over the course of a day.

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What happens

The Time of Your Life is a 1948 American comedy drama film directed by H. C. Potter and starring James Cagney, William Bendix, Wayne Morris and Jeanne Cagney. A Cagney Production, The Time of Your Life was produced by Cagney's brother William and adapted by Nathaniel Curtis from the 1939 William Saroyan play of the same name. Cinematography was by James Wong Howe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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