

It Had to Be You
1947-12-07 · 98 min · ★ 7.8
A chronic runaway bride is haunted by her conscience, who becomes reality.
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- Directors
- Don Hartman, Rudolph Maté
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ginger RogersVictoria Stafford
Cornel WildeGeorge McKesson
Percy WaramHorace Stafford
Spring ByingtonMartha Stafford
Ron RandellOliver Harrington
Thurston HallNed Harrington
Charles EvansDr. Parkinson
Billy BevanEvans
Frank OrthConductor Brown
Jessie ArnoldWoman in Drugstore (uncredited)
Eddie BordenPasserby on Street (uncredited)
Chet BrandenburgFireman (uncredited)
George ChandlerBus Passenger with Newspaper (uncredited)
Freddie ChapmanKid (uncredited)
Jack ChefePaul (uncredited)
Cliff ClarkFire Chief (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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