I've Always Loved You

I've Always Loved You
I've Always Loved You
Directed by	Frank Borzage
Screenplay by	Borden Chase
Based on	story Concerto by Borden Chase
Produced by	Frank Borzage
Starring	Philip Dorn; Catherine McLeod; William Carter; Maria Ouspenskaya; Felix Bressart; Elizabeth Patterson
Cinematography	Tony Gaudio
Edited by	Richard L. Van Enger
Music by	Walter Scharf
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	December 2, 1946;
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.5-2 million

I've Always Loved You is a 1946 American drama musical film produced and directed by Frank Borzage and written by Borden Chase. The film stars Philip Dorn, Catherine McLeod, William Carter, Maria Ouspenskaya, Felix Bressart and Elizabeth Patterson.^[3]^[4]^[5] Rare for a film produced by Republic Pictures, I've Always Loved You is a high-budget prestige production with an A-list director in Borzage.^[6]

Plot[edit]

The film was based on Chase's story Concerto, which in turn was based on the career of his first wife. It was originally called Concerto and was the most expensive film ever made by Republic Pictures.^[1]^[7]

Cast[edit]

Philip Dorn as Leopold Goronoff
Catherine McLeod as Myra Hassman
Bill Carter as George Sampter
Maria Ouspenskaya as Madame Goronoff
Felix Bressart as Frederick Hassman
Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Sompter
Vanessa Brown as Georgette 'Porgy' Sampter at 17
Lewis Howard as Michael Severin
Adele Mara as Señorita Fortaleza
Gloria Donovan as Porgy at 5
Stephanie Bachelor as Redhead
Cora Witherspoon as Edwina Blythe
Fritz Feld as Nicholas Kavlun

Radio adaptation[edit]

I've Always Loved You was presented on Lux Radio Theatre November 4, 1946. Joseph Cotten and Catherine McLeod starred in the adaptation.^[8]

Restoration[edit]

A new restoration of I've Always Loved You by Paramount Pictures, The Film Foundation, and Martin Scorsese screened at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) on February 10, 2018 as part of the museum's program of showcasing 30 restored films from the library of Republic Pictures curated by Scorsese.^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Film Stars in the News-- A "Sun" Thursday Feature". The Sun. No. 11, 068 (LATE FINAL EXTRA ed.). Sydney. 12 July 1945. p. 9. Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ FRED STANLEY (29 July 1945). "THE HOLLYWOOD SCENE: Directing Again Writers' Earnings HOLLYWOOD ADDENDA Fire Prevention Tutoring Melchior". New York Times. p. X1.
^ "I've Always Loved You (1946) - Overview". TCM. Turner Classic Movies, Inc. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ Crowther, Bosley (7 September 1946). "Movie Review – Crack Up – THE SCREEN; I've Always Loved You' Is New Feature at Loew's Criterion- 'Crack-Up' Bows at Palace, Carole Landis in Rialto Film At the Palace At the Rialto". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ "I've Always Loved You". American Film Institute. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Martin Scorsese Presents Republic Rediscovered: New Restorations from Paramount Pictures" (PDF). MoMA Press. The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "FILMS AND FILM STARS Music of the rumo[?]tals". The Examiner. Vol. CVI, no. 26. Tasmania, Australia. 12 April 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Radio Debut". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg Telegraph. 2 November 1946. p. 19. Retrieved 28 September 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[edit]

I've Always Loved You at IMDb
I've Always Loved You at the American Film Institute Catalog
I've Always Loved You at the TCM Movie Database
I've Always Loved You at AllMovie
I've Always Loved You at Rotten Tomatoes

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[chase-1] "Film Stars in the News-- A "Sun" Thursday Feature". The Sun. No. 11, 068 (LATE FINAL EXTRA ed.). Sydney. 12 July 1945. p. 9. Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] FRED STANLEY (29 July 1945). "THE HOLLYWOOD SCENE: Directing Again Writers' Earnings HOLLYWOOD ADDENDA Fire Prevention Tutoring Melchior". New York Times. p. X1.

[3] "I've Always Loved You (1946) - Overview". TCM. Turner Classic Movies, Inc. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

[4] Crowther, Bosley (7 September 1946). "Movie Review – Crack Up – THE SCREEN; I've Always Loved You' Is New Feature at Loew's Criterion- 'Crack-Up' Bows at Palace, Carole Landis in Rialto Film At the Palace At the Rialto". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

[5] "I've Always Loved You". American Film Institute. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

[Republic_Rediscovered-6] "Martin Scorsese Presents Republic Rediscovered: New Restorations from Paramount Pictures" (PDF). MoMA Press. The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[7] "FILMS AND FILM STARS Music of the rumo[?]tals". The Examiner. Vol. CVI, no. 26. Tasmania, Australia. 12 April 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[8] "Radio Debut". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg Telegraph. 2 November 1946. p. 19. Retrieved 28 September 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

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