When Tomorrow Comes (Limited Edition, Region B)

 

(John M Stahl, 1939)
Release date: 23 September 2024
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)

Following the runaway success of Love Affair, Irene Dunne (The Awful Truth) and Charles Boyer (A Woman’s Vengeance) were reunited for When Tomorrow Comes, a heartbreaking romantic melodrama.

Despite differences of class and politics, concert pianist Philip (Boyer) falls in love with waitress Helen (Dunne), and they embark on a torrid romance. However, Helen soon finds that Philip is hiding something from her...

Directed by John M Stahl (Leave Her to Heaven) and based on a story by James M Cain (The Postman Always Rings Twice), When Tomorrow Comes was later remade by Douglas Sirk as Interlude, and stands as a classic of the so-called ‘Women's Picture’ genre.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• 2K restoration
  
• Original mono audio
  
• Audio commentary with academic and curator Eloise Ross (2024)
  
• Geoff Andrew on ‘When Tomorrow Comes’ (2024): the writer and critic assesses the film and places it within the career of director John M Stahl
  
• The Mark of Cain (2024): video essay comparing When Tomorrow Comes to Douglas Sirk’s 1957 adaptation of the same James M Cain short story
  
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
  
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Pamela Hutchinson, an archival interview with John M Stahl, a look at author James M Cain’s reaction to the film, archival pieces in which actors Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer each profile their co-star, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
  
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
  
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK