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Tomorrow Is Forever

Screen Directors Playhouse · January 13, 1950 · 29 min · 3,848 words

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The life of Riley, formerly heard at this time, will be heard one hour from now over most of these NBC stations. RCA Victor, world leader in radio, first in recorded music, first in television, proudly presents...

Screen Director's Playhouse, star Claudette Colbert, production Tomorrow Is Forever, Director Irving Pichel. The Hollywood Screen Directors present a memory revisited. The motion picture drama tomorrow is forever.

Starring Claudette Colver in her original role of Elizabeth, with Jeff Chandler. November 5th, 1918. The Western Front. Delicious!

No, no, Dr. Ludwig, please, the letter. But, Lieutenant, you do not understand. When our German patrol picked you up on the battlefield, there was no identification on you but this letter. Give it to me.

You must certainly realize that your wife will be told you are dead. You call this being a live, Doctor. My body's shattered, my face what there is left of it, a horror. There is such a thing as plastic surgery.

Tell us who you are so that we can notify your wife. And for this fragment of her life, destroy her life now. Now give me back a letter. Of course. Alyssa. Alyssa. It was over at last.

November 11, 1918, and the nations were dancing in the streets. The first world war was over. We all stood at the windows of the Hamilton chemical works, watching the marches and the revelers go by.

I stood alone with my own thoughts. And then the kindly voice of Larry Hamilton, junior partner in the company, was at my elbow. Well, Mrs. McDonald, you're taking the armistice very calmly. calmly? I'm so excited I can hardly breathe.

Your husband will be coming home from Pransill. Yes, he's only been over since August, but it seems years. Oh, now he'll be coming home. Very soon, I think. I always knew he would. Lucky man.

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