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If you like old movies, don't miss this one

posted 16 years ago by rspear61
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I have to put something on this movie's post because it is so good you really should not miss it if you see it listed. I watched it because as a retired teacher (see my post on To Sir With Love), I love movies that show the impact of a school teacher on the youth of America. So get something warm to drink, curl up on your favorite couch and enjoy a movie the way they used to make them. Colbert and Payne deliver and the direction is excellent.

"We're going to need a bigger boat..."

[–] WhoDo-YouDo 12 years ago

Correct, Claudette and John do a sensational job of things here, as she relocates from Connecticut to Indiana to Washington DC and remembers the day back in Indiana when they met and the goings on with Dewey and his classmates and family and school and town.

Some critics may call Remember the Day "sloppily sentimental," but even if they are right, then what's wrong with a generous serving of sentiment when you mix it with a dash of merriment and good old fashioned nostalgia with that expert Henry King direction and that rather pleasant Colbert touch?

[–] neighturboy 11 years ago

Interesting to note that this was Fox's Christmas release in 1941, opening on Christmas Day, just 18 days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Put into this perspective I think it's the perfect picture to bring a little joy and hope into one's life at Christmas time.

When looking at any film's history what was going on in the country at the time of a film's release should be considered, especially films of the 40's, something that seldom happens today.

[–] DS3520 11 years ago

As a retired teacher, I, too, was very much taken with this film. Emotionally satisfying, it's a heart-warming story as Claudette Colbert's "teacher" character reflects on her past and, in particular, how she impacted the life of one of her students. It's surprising that this entertaining flick has not been released in either VHS or DVD as yet! In addition to fine performances by the two leads, Colbert & John Payne, it is worth noting that young Douglas Croft as "Dewey" very nearly steals the show. Croft showed great promise as a young performer, appearing in several "A" productions, among them "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "King's Row." Surprisingly, his career petered out shortly thereafter, and little if anything was heard of him until his death at an early age in 1963.