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What film would you double-bill this with?

posted 12 years ago by jknuttel-2
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Like so many of you out there I'm a big fan of Somewhere in Time. Here's a few suggestions that would make a nice second feature to accompany it on a double-bill:

Maytime (1937) - The third of eight films that teamed Jeanette MacDonald with Nelson Eddy, this one is loosely adapted from Sigmund Romberg's 1917 operatta. Not a time-travel story but most of it is presented as a flashback with Jeanette as a famous opera singer. John Barrymore plays her rather brusque martinet/autocrat manager. She agrees to marry him out of gratitude rather than love. Then she meets handsome but penniless Nelson. A truly lavish and large-scale MGM musical with sumptuous sets and costumes. Reputedly this was MacDonald's favorite of all her films.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) - Mark Twain's story of an American who time travels back to Ye Olden Days of Camelot is transformed into a lush Tecnicolor vehicle for Bing Crosby. This is a bit lighter fare than SIT and Maytime but it's a lot of fun. Der Bingle's leading lady is the incredibly beautiful red-haired Rhonda Fleming. Also on hand or William Bendix, Sir Cedric Hardwicke (as a rascally King Arthur), and Murvyn Vye (as a very slimy Merlin). I love the song "Busy Doing Nothing".

I'll Never Forget You (1951) - Very simular to SIT. Tyrone Power plays an American in England who feels it's his destiny to travel back in time to the 1700s and exchange places with one of his ancestors and marry his cousin. He does indeed make the trip, only to find himself in a dingy world in which he doesn't belong. Plus he didn't count on his betrothed to have a beautiful and winsome young sister (Ann Blyth). A nice touch: The modern scenes are in black and white while the period scenes are in Technicolor.

These are my choices. What are yours?

[–] Vyom3 10 years ago

You know you have watched a lot of Time Travel movies, when a movie similar to Somewhere in Time isn't recommended on a thread on this topic!!!

Kate & Leopold (2001) guys!! I really liked the film when I watched it years ago. Might watch it again soon.

[–] merbrat2u 9 years ago

I just finally watched K&L, recently! Loved it!

[–] Harold_Robbins 10 years ago

THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR (1947), with Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison, because these are the two films to which I usually steer anyone who is confused about Old Rose at the end of TITANIC.

"Somewhere along the line the world has lost all of its standards and all of its taste."

[–] kspkap 9 years ago

Thank you, Harold Robbins, as THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR is the first movie I thought about!
Beautiful love story. But, another in the time travel/love story genre is "Starman" with Jeff Bridges. One of my favorites.

[–] IrishRose5 9 years ago

"Berkeley Square" 1933 starring Leslie Howard

"Forever Young" 1992

"Heaven Can Wait" 1943 starring Gene Tierney and Don Ameche

[–] geezwhatnext 9 years ago

Time After Time.

[–] guigui-paul 9 years ago

Keith Gordon's WAKING THE DEAD:
Great underrated love story through Time with a bittersweet/sad ending,like in SOMEWHERE IN TIME.
Great peformances from the leads Billy Crudup and Jennifer Connelly in this film!

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[–] Byrdz 9 years ago

Had just watched Groundhog Day and this one was on the shelf unwatched and neglected. All I knew about it was that it was a "time Travel / romance" and that there were some pretty good actors in it and it was well liked.

Unfortunately... I did not care for it BUT GD and SiT would be a good pairing for anyone who does, (I guess )

[–] jarthurs-46779 9 years ago

I'd pair it with Casablanca.

[–] wendycscott9 9 years ago

Seems to me Kate & Leopold would be perfect. It has a happier ending and is also very romantic.

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