Larry Stevens (Dick Powell) is an ambitious newspaper reporter in the late nineteenth century gaslight era of big city America. Eager to scoop his competitors, Stevens wishes that he could know the news before it happens. When a mysterious old man grants Stevens that power he advises the ambitious reporter against using it. .. Read more
| Starring | Dick Powell, Linda Darnell, Jack Oakie |
|---|---|
| Director | René Clair |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Larry Stevens (Dick Powell) is an ambitious newspaper reporter in the late nineteenth century gaslight era of big city America. Eager to scoop his competitors, Stevens wishes that he could know the news before it happens. When a mysterious old man grants Stevens that power he advises the ambitious reporter against using it. But when Stevens is able to predict what happens twenty-four hours in advance by reading the next day’s paper in advance, he becomes unstoppable: scooping all the other papers, beating the police to big crimes and picking sure-fire winners at the race track. Unstoppable that is, until he learns of his own death tomorrow...
| Starring | Dick Powell, Linda Darnell, Jack Oakie |
|---|---|
| Director | René Clair |
| Studio | DB MUSIC SALES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 22 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1946 To Rent: DVD: 19 Sep 2011 |
An engaging fantasy about a cub reporter (1890 period) granted a peek at tomorrow's news by a ghostly old man who... read more on Time Out
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This is one of those whimsical fantasies so popular in the mid-forties, like 'It's a Wonderful Life' and 'Miracle on 34th. Street'. It works... read more »
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