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The Time of Your Life

  • 19481948
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.2K
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The Time of Your Life (1948)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
A wide variety of persons come into Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.A wide variety of persons come into Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.A wide variety of persons come into Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • H.C. Potter
  • Writers
    • William Saroyan(Pulitzer Prize play)
    • Nathaniel Curtis(adapted for the screen)
  • Stars
    • James Cagney
    • William Bendix
    • Wayne Morris
Top credits
  • Director
    • H.C. Potter
  • Writers
    • William Saroyan(Pulitzer Prize play)
    • Nathaniel Curtis(adapted for the screen)
  • Stars
    • James Cagney
    • William Bendix
    • Wayne Morris
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    James Cagney
    James Cagney
    • Joseph T. (who observes people)
    William Bendix
    William Bendix
    • Nick (Saloon Owner Who Loves Horses)
    Wayne Morris
    Wayne Morris
    • Tom (Joe's stooge and friend)
    Jeanne Cagney
    Jeanne Cagney
    • Kitty Duval (stage name of Katerina Koronovsky)
    Broderick Crawford
    Broderick Crawford
    • Krupp (a bewildered policeman)
    Ward Bond
    Ward Bond
    • McCarthy (a blatherskite)
    James Barton
    James Barton
    • Kit Carson (a cowboy also called Murphy)
    Paul Draper
    Paul Draper
    • Harry (the natural-born tap dancing comedian)
    Gale Page
    Gale Page
    • Mary L. (a woman of quality)
    Jimmy Lydon
    Jimmy Lydon
    • Dudley Raoul Bostwick (a young man in love)
    • (as James Lydon)
    Richard Erdman
    Richard Erdman
    • Willie (the pinball machine maniac)
    Pedro de Cordoba
    Pedro de Cordoba
    • Arab Philosopher
    Reginald Beane
    Reginald Beane
    • Wesley (the pianist)
    John 'Skins' Miller
    • A Tippler
    Tom Powers
    Tom Powers
    • Freddy Blick (a stool pigeon and frame-up artist)
    Natalie Schafer
    Natalie Schafer
    • Society Lady
    Howard Freeman
    Howard Freeman
    • Society Gentleman
    Renie Riano
    Renie Riano
    • Lorene Smith (a blind date)
    • Director
      • H.C. Potter
    • Writers
      • William Saroyan(Pulitzer Prize play)
      • Nathaniel Curtis(adapted for the screen)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During the Broadway season of 1939-1940, the role of Harry was played by then-unknown Gene Kelly.
    • Goofs
      Joe points his gun at Blick and pulls the trigger. And when it doesn't go off he says "That dumb Tom. He buys a six shooter that won't even shoot once". Even though he knows he loaded and unloaded the gun early in the film. And it happens to be a gun that only holds 5 cartridges.
    • Quotes

      Joe: Living is an art, it's not bookkeeping. It takes an awful lot of rehearsal for a man to get to be himself.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are shown on the pages of a book, through which someone is flipping.
    • Connections
      Featured in Minute Movie Masterpieces (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
      (1905) (uncredited)

      Music by Harry von Tilzer

      Lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling

      Played on a juke box twice and sung by an unidentified chorus

    User reviews40

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Different, but a load of fun
    From what I'd heard of this film, I was expecting something dull and boring and Eugene O'Neill-ish.

    I was pleasantly surprised to find that there was a lot to love in this film. In fact, it left me happy and smiling. James Cagney's character is so off-the-wall in comparison to his other film roles. He just sits quietly, leading a seemingly monotonous life. He listens to a couple of songs over and over; he drinks champagne. Most of all he interferes for good in other people's lives.

    I also watched this film because I'm fascinated with Jeanne Cagney and how much she looked like her brother. It's great to see James and Jeanne working together, particularly in this story, where he's playing an Irishman and she's Polish - but she's got his face. Yes, I'm easily amused.

    It's a random film. It appears on the surface to be patched together and no, it's not action packed and fast-paced. But look beneath the surface, and you'll see it's about the value of observing, paying attention to things and people around you, and acting on what you see. We all could do with a little more of that - although I don't think we need to do it for hours on end in a bar. It can be done during normal life too.

    I felt this film moved along pretty steadily. There was always some new thing popping up as something else was being resolved. And, although on the surface everything is resolved in the end, there are still a lot of questions one asks. I won't go into details here - I'll let you discover for yourself... and I strongly recommend you should do so!!
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    • constancepetersen
    • Dec 17, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 3, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vreme vaseg zivota
    • Filming locations
      • General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • William Cagney Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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