
This Time for Keeps
IMDb ID: tt0039898 · Year: 1947 · Rating: 5.8 (485 votes)
Genres: Musical · Romance
Expected to follow his opera star father into the business, but discontent with his life, a young man pursues a career in popular music and romances the aquatic ballet dancer he met during his time in the service.
Stars
Esther Williams
Jimmy Durante
Lauritz Melchior
Johnny Johnston
Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
May Whitty
Sharon McManus
Dick Simmons
Mary Stuart
Ludwig Stössel
Writers
Gladys Lehman
Erwin Gelsey
Lorraine Fielding
Hans Wilhelm
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Esther Williams | Character: Leonora 'Nora' Cambaretti
Actor: Jimmy Durante | Character: Ferdi Farro
Actor: Lauritz Melchior | Character: Richard Herald
Actor: Johnny Johnston | Character: Dick Johnson
Actor: Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra | Character: Cugat Orchestra
Actor: May Whitty | Character: Grandmother Cambaretti
Actor: Sharon McManus | Character: Deborah Cambaretti
Actor: Dick Simmons | Character: Gordon
Actor: Mary Stuart | Character: Frances Allenbury
Actor: Ludwig Stössel | Character: Peter
Actor: Dorothy Porter | Character: Merle
Actor: Tommy Wonder | Character: Tommy Wonder
Actor: Hal Bell | Character: Chorus Singer
Actor: Nan Bennett | Character: Luci LeRoy
Actor: Tex Brodus | Character: Chorus Singer
Actor: Morgan Brown | Character: Nightclub Patron
Actor: Leonard Carey | Character: Butler
Actor: James Carlisle | Character: Nightclub Patron
Actor: Jack Chefe | Character: Waiter
Actor: James Conaty | Character: Nightclub Patron
Actor: Xavier Cugat | Character: Orchestra Leader
Actor: Redmond Doms | Character: Soldier
Actor: Christian Drake | Character: Soldier at Pool
Actor: Charles Fogel | Character: Nightclub Patron
Actor: Anne Francis | Character: Bobby-Soxer
Actor: Mary Jane French | Character: Bobby-Soxer
Actor: Arno Frey | Character: Headwaiter
Actor: Don Garner | Character: Soldier
Actor: Jack George | Character: Audition Orchestra Leader
Actor: Helen Giere | Character: Maid
Actor: Jesse Graves | Character: Headwaiter
Actor: Stuart Hall | Character: Nightclub Patron
Actor: Betty L. Hansen | Character: Swimmer
Actor: Holmes Herbert | Character: Norman Randall
Actor: Herbert Heywood | Character: Riley
Actor: Carmencita Johnson | Character: Swimmer
Actor: Arbelia Jones | Character: Black Maid
Actor: Kenner G. Kemp | Character: Nightclub Patron
Actor: Herb Lurie | Character: Chorus Singer
Actor: Mickey Martin | Character: Page Boy
Actor: Sol Murgi | Character: Nightclub Patron
Actor: Thomas Murray | Character: Sleigh Driver
Actor: Dick Paxton | Character: Rollerskating Attendant
Actor: Jack Regas | Character: Chorus Singer
Actor: Duncan Richardson | Character: Duncan
Actor: Lina Romay | Character: Singer with Cugat's Orchestra
Actor: Robert E. Strickland | Character: Soldier
Actor: Elyse Sutter | Character: Water Dancer
Actor: William Tannen | Character: Soldier
Actor: Richard Terry | Character: Bobby-Soxer
Actor: Kenneth Tobey | Character: Redheaded Soldier at Pool
Actor: Dorothy Tuttle | Character: Chorus Singer
Actor: Harry Tyler | Character: Bartender
Actor: Tyra Vaughn | Character: Nightclub Patron
Actor: Nella Walker | Character: Harriet Allenbury
Actor: Florence Wix | Character: Nightclub Patron
[Directors Group]
Name: Richard Thorpe | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Gladys Lehman | Role: Writer
Name: Erwin Gelsey | Role: Writer
Name: Lorraine Fielding | Role: Writer
Name: Hans Wilhelm | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Joe Pasternak | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Calvin Jackson | Role: Composer
Name: George Stoll | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Karl Freund | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: John D. Dunning | Role: Editor
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Randall Duell | Role: Art Director
Name: Cedric Gibbons | Role: Art Director
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Henry Grace | Role: Set Decorator
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Irene | Role: Costume Designer
[Production Management]
Name: Jack Gertsman | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Al Jennings | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Douglas Shearer | Role: Sound Department
[Special Effects]
Name: A. Arnold Gillespie | Role: Special Effects
[Stunts]
Name: Ruth Jump | Role: Stunts
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Eugene Joseff | Role: Costume Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Henri Jaffa | Role: Editorial Department
[Music Department]
Name: George Stoll | Role: Music Department
Name: Harold Byrns | Role: Music Department
Name: Ted Duncan | Role: Music Department
Name: Wally Heglin | Role: Music Department
Name: Calvin Jackson | Role: Music Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Stanley Donen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Natalie Kalmus | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Herbert Graf | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
Official Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4003512345/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4003512345/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1614858539612.mp4?Expires=1787783747&Signature=h2v1VoTPo~vshIGJvp-RkXC9OASI5IVyBz96zT9nq2GbbkhudFfCKMPIo5qvTQ39RXmgWA6AN3mU2VtSXyHzcGzcnoeCl7i9ZThif5mSw~Y58YW3e-13c-jltnWXTf~F2TCWv~MfHxHC25Xft-8nBM~cPz8dslNKxYEqbYSIkvQhsfU1L8uSb31rbV~fJMBADIFOSEVaOqO5lNb0ZZY4i~N0ATk55KupVInTsxYHfXqsLa-0aVpF3X84DMvTt15a6-ZtEESVSh7G6FOdoKTMr0Qk-bOQyJjBbZaOcGCLO6Yiy32PVLNIRaLdAcXrLOD5eppCIn4mB61uhXYs-l52pQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Release Schedule
United States: October 17, 1947
South Africa: December 23, 1947 (Cape Town)
South Africa: December 24, 1947 (Johannesburg)
Sweden: February 16, 1948
Finland: September 17, 1948
Turkey: November 27, 1948
Portugal: February 26, 1949
Mexico: March 25, 1949
Denmark: June 7, 1949
Greece: March 13, 1950 (Thessaloniki)
West Germany: March 5, 1954
Austria: April 1954
Awards
Winner | 1948 | Photoplay Awards | Photoplay Award | Best Performances of the Month (January) | Jimmy Durante, This Time for Keeps
Box Office
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