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To-morrow We Live (Original title)Tomorrow We Live (Alternative title)
Date: 1936 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Manning Haynes

Synopsis: A financier facing ruin invites 12 people who are tired of life to dinner. He offers them each £50 but also gives them the choice of joining him in a suicide pact. Just before they drink the poisoned liqueurs, they decide to postpone the pact for one day which is to be spent on one final reckless act. They all find a resolution to their problems and decide they want to live, including the financier.

Genre:
Drama
Releases
Date: 1936Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 72 mins Length: 6491 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (13)
Production Company: Conquest Productions, Producer: Clayton Hutton, Screenplay: Manning Haynes, Scenario and Additional Dialogue: Lydia Hayward, Director of Photography: Harry Zech, Director of Photography: Ernest Palmer, Photography: Walter Blakely, Camera Operator: Skeats Kelly, Editor: Ray Pitt, Music Director: Ernest Irving, Sound Recording: C. G. C. Sullivan, Studio: Elstree Studios
Cast (19)
Douglas Blandford (John Morris), Godfrey Tearle, Haidee Wright (Mrs Gill (no. 12)), Renee Gadd (Patricia Gordon (no. 10)), Sebastian Shaw (Eric Morton (no. 9)), Eliot Makeham (Henry Blossom (no. 3)), Thea Holme (Mary Leighton (no. 4)), George Carney (Mr Taylor), Rosalind Atkinson (Mrs Taylor), Jessica Black (Mrs Carter (no. 1)), Fred Withers (Mr Carter), Cyril Raymond (George Warner (no. 5)), Alfred Wellesley (Howard Montague), Hugh Ardale, Juliet Mansell, Judith Nelmes, R.W. Steele, Cyril Gardiner, Richard Goolden
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (2)
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v3 n34 October 1936  Page: 180
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v3 n34 October 1936: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n1539 15 Oct 1936
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1539 15 Oct 1936: no known title]Language: English


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 6677 FeetBFI identifier: C-666397
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)



Film materials(7)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 6677 FeetBFI identifier: C-666397
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Dupe PositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 6668 FeetBFI identifier: C-666396
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Duplicating Lavender PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 6683 FeetStock date: 1936BFI identifier: C-652353
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Duplicating Lavender PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 440 FeetStock date: 1936BFI identifier: C-652355
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 6681 FeetBFI identifier: C-666398
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 724 FeetStock date: 1936Stock date: 1936Stock date: 1936BFI identifier: C-652352
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 724 FeetStock date: 1935BFI identifier: C-652354
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film