Suddenly, It's Spring

Suddenly, It's Spring
Suddenly, It's Spring
	1947 Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Mitchell Leisen
Written by	P. J. Wolfson; Claude Binyon
Produced by	Claude Binyon
Starring	Paulette Goddard; Fred MacMurray
Cinematography	Daniel L. Fapp
Edited by	Alma Macrorie
Music by	Victor Young
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 13, 1947;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2,050,000 (US rentals)

Suddenly, It's Spring (some sources list the title without a comma) is a 1947 comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen. It stars Paulette Goddard and Fred MacMurray.^[2]

The story is set in 1945, at the end of World War II. Goddard and MacMurray play a married couple seeing other again after both served in the military. When they parted, they were planning to divorce, but they never went through with it. Now reunited, they must decide if the marriage should end. Meanwhile, another woman considers herself betrothed to the husband, and a friend of the husband has romantic designs on the wife.

Cast[]

Paulette Goddard as Mary Morely
Fred MacMurray as Peter Morely
Macdonald Carey as Jack Lindsay
Arleen Whelan as Gloria Fay
Lillian Fontaine as Mary's Mother
Frank Faylen as Harold Michaels
Frances Robinson as WAC Capt. Rogers
Victoria Horne as WAC Lt. Billings
Georgia Backus as WAC Maj. Cheever
Jean Ruth as WAC Cpl. Michaels
Roberta Jonay as WAC Sergeant
Willie Best as Porter on Train
Emory Parnell as Elevator Passenger

Radio adaptation[]

Suddenly, It's Spring was presented on Stars in the Air February 21, 1952. The 30-minute adaptation starred Betty Hutton and Macdonald Carey.^[3]

References[]

^ "Top Grossers of 1947". Variety. January 7, 1948. p. 63.
^ Betzold, Michael. "Suddenly It's Spring". AllMovie. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ Kirby, Walter (February 17, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[]

Suddenly, It's Spring at IMDb
Suddenly, It's Spring at the TCM Movie Database

[1] "Top Grossers of 1947". Variety. January 7, 1948. p. 63.

[2] Betzold, Michael. "Suddenly It's Spring". AllMovie. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[3] Kirby, Walter (February 17, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.

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