Always in My Heart (film)

Summary

Always in My Heart is a 1942 American drama film directed by Jo Graham and starring Kay Francis and Walter Huston. The song "Siempre en Mi Corazón" ("Always in My Heart"), by Ernesto Lecuona (music and Spanish lyrics) and Kim Gannon (English lyrics) was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song.

Always in My Heart
Newspaper advertisement with film as an upcoming attraction
Directed byJo Graham
Screenplay byAdele Comandini
Based onFly Away Home
1935 play
by Dorothy Bennett
Irving White
Produced byWilliam Jacobs (producer)
Walter MacEwen
StarringKay Francis
Walter Huston
Diana Hale
Frankie Thomas
Borrah Minevitch
The Harmonica Rascals
Gloria Warren
CinematographySidney Hickox
Edited byThomas Pratt
Music byHeinz Roemheld
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 14, 1942 (1942-03-14)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$515,000[1][2]
Box office$2,098,000[1][2]

Plot edit

MacKenzie Scott, a brilliant musician, is falsely convicted of murder and sentenced to life. While Scott languishes in prison, his long-suffering ex-wife Marjorie raises their two children to adulthood. Out of respect for Scott, whom she still loves, Marjorie never reveals to the kids that their father is in jail, insisting instead that Scott has long since died.[3]

Cast edit

Box office edit

The film earned $524,000 in the US and Canada and $1,574,000 elsewhere.[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Always in My Heart" at Kay Francis Films accessed 13 May 2017
  2. ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 22 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  3. ^ allmovie.com entry

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