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The Great Moment (1944) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Preston Sturges and produced by Buddy G. DeSylva and Preston Sturges.

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The Great Moment (1944)

By Beatrice on Dec 12, 2014 From Flickers in Time

The Great Moment Directed by Preston Sturges Written by Preston Sturges based on a book by Ren? F?l?p-Miller 1944/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental A worthy try, but my beloved Preston Sturges doesn’t quite hit the mark with this biography. This is the story of dentist W.T.... Read full article


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Eben Frost: It was the night of September 30th. I was in excruciating pain.


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Sturges intended this to be a much more serious film. Panicked by some inconclusive reviews, Paramount cut it as a traditional Sturges comedy. The director, no longer associated with the studio, asked former friend and studio chief Frank Freeman to entitle the film "Triumph Over Pain," and he wrote and offered to write, direct, and appear in a prologue gratis. Paramount did not want to expend the additional $50,000 this would incur, and they ignored his offer.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
Originally a much more serious film. After picking up some confused reviews Paramount insisted that it be recut.
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