---
title: 'It Happened Tomorrow (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'René Clair'
released: '1944-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/it-happened-tomorrow-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036962/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# It Happened Tomorrow (1944)

1944 · 85 min · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

It Happened Tomorrow is a 1944 American fantasy film directed by René Clair, starring Dick Powell, Linda Darnell and Jack Oakie, and featuring Edgar Kennedy and John Philliber. It is based on the one-act play "The Jest of Haha Laba" by Lord Dunsany.

## Credits

- **Director:** [René Clair](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-clair)
- **Screenplay:** [René Clair](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-clair), [Dudley Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/dudley-nichols)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Robert Stolz](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-stolz)
- **Producer:** [Arnold Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-pressburger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eugen Schüfftan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugen-schufftan), [Louis Clyde Stoumen](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-clyde-stoumen)
- **Editor:** [Fred Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-pressburger)

## Cast

- [Edward Brophy](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-brophy)
- [Edgar Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-kennedy)
- [Jimmy Conlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-conlin)
- [Linda Darnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-darnell)
- [George Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-chandler)
- [Earle Hodgins](https://cinepixo.com/people/earle-hodgins)
- [Emma Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-dunn)
- [Jack Oakie](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-oakie)
- [Victor Potel](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-potel)
- [George Cleveland](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-cleveland)
- [Paul Guilfoyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-guilfoyle-2)
- [Sig Ruman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sig-ruman)
- [Luis Alberni](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-alberni)
- [Snub Pollard](https://cinepixo.com/people/snub-pollard)
- [Dick Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-powell)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/it-happened-tomorrow-1944
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