Based on the 1933 broadway play by james hagan, the film is about a middleaged dentist who reminisces about his unrequited love for a beautiful woman and his former friend who betrayed him and married her. One sunday afternoon original theatrical trailer youtube. I also caught this film on garys birthday, and have been haunted by it ever since. But as the story develops, one learns that biff, though a dense, insensitive lout, has an interesting story to tell. The strawberry blonde raoul walsh, 1941 movie classics. Virginia ran off and married his best friend breaking his. The second was the strawberry blonde 1941 starring james. Was subjected to this film one sunday afternoon, ironically, by granada tv in autumn 1971. Likewise hamers last film, school for scoundrels, which was completed by.
The film is based on james hagans play of the same name, which was produced on broadway in 1933. She protects him, the net closes in, and the film ends perhaps more. With dennis morgan, janis paige, don defore, dorothy malone. Scenes of one sunday afternoon 1949 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. Andrew lloyd webber and don blacks classic tell me on a sunday is a. It always rains on sunday is a magnificent place to start. Biffs rivalry with hugo began years earlier when both men were in love with beautiful.
Great job of turning play one sunday afternoon into paramount movie. Theres more to robert hamer than kind hearts and coronets film. Biff grimes has spent the last ten years regretting that he hadnt married virginia brush, the girl of his dreams. When she throws him over for a shallow glad hander don. One sunday afternoon is an example of what movie studios used to do with total professionalism in the space of a few months, use a broadway play as the. Sweet story, gary cooper plays a dentist in a small town who lost the woman he loves to a good friend. After i completed evita in 1976 with tim rice i wrote a purely musical piece.
One sunday afternoon in old new york in the strawberry. One sunday afternoon is a 1933 american precode romantic drama film directed by stephen roberts and starring gary cooper and fay wray. I received several offers to expand it, including three film offers which resulted in. And the main character, biff grimes gary cooper, seemed to be the least likable.
Biff carries a grudge against hugo, a man he has known since his youth, and while picturing his revenge, agrees to help him. Still, it seemed partly good especially with the conclusion that happened. The play, one sunday afternoon by james hagan, was first staged in. One sunday afternoon in turnofthecentury new york, biff grimes dennis morgan falls for a luscious strawberry blonde janis paige. One sunday afternoon is a 1948 technicolor musical film directed by raoul walsh, and starring dennis morgan and janis paige.