![]() Knowing Victoria is marrying the wrong man, George places a call to report a fire at the wedding. So the wedding of Oliver and Victoria is on again at the insistence of both families, and they are about to marry when the vision of George McKesson shows up at the wedding, dressed as an Indian. Harrington ( Thurston Hall) insists that Oliver marry Victoria in order to gain access to her family's money Otherwise they will be in financial ruin, to the tune of three million dollars. Thinking that the whole family is nuts, and concerned about her train adventure with another man, Johnny leaves. Stafford ( Spring Byington) discuss getting Victoria married off as soon as possible to avoid future scandal. Because the family thinks he is George, they dismiss his claims to be Johnny Blaine the firefighter, and alluding to the "train incident" Mr. He decides to marry her but wants to speak to her father first. Oliver, desperate to find out the truth, tracks down the train conductor, then calls off the wedding.Īfter spending several days together, Victoria convinces Johnny that they have subconsciously been in love since they were kids and that they are made for each other. He gives Oliver the phone number of the conductor ( Frank Orth) who witnessed the whole train adventure. In the meantime, fiancé Oliver has a conversation with George, who alludes to the scandal of Victoria, having traveled with an Indian on a train. He is initially not impressed with her brash behaviour, but soon starts to see things her way. Victoria is excited to discover that they have a lot in common, including a knowledge of baseball, favourite foods, and a love of the movie's title song, but Johnny isn't easily swayed by Victoria's eagerness to become a couple, and insists on doing things his way. It turns out he too has backed out three times at the altar, claiming it never felt right. Victoria boldly approaches Johnny and is persistent in her pursuit of him and his affection. While watching her father's home movies, Victoria remembers kissing Johnny when he was a boy dressed in an Indian costume, and at the insistence of George, tracks Johnny down at the fire station where he works. Thinking he is "George," Victoria has him thrown out of the store for stalking her. Victoria, frustrated with George's advances, insists he stay at home to play cards with her father ( Percy Waram), and while shopping she sees Johnny returning a negligee. Harrington ( Ron Randell), Victoria is on the verge of saying "yes" when she meets the real version of her "dream lover," Johnny Blaine ( Cornel Wilde), a firefighter who is the physical incarnation of George McKesson. He follows her home and causes much confusion within her family.ĭetermined to wed her fourth fiancé, Oliver H.P. He claims that he is a figment of her imagination and will disappear as soon as she stops thinking about him. On a train she meets the vision George McKesson ( Cornel Wilde) dressed as an Indian, just like she envisioned her dream man when she was a child. In this fantasy, screwball romantic comedy, Victoria Stafford ( Ginger Rogers), is a wealthy girl who has been engaged three times, and each time has backed out at the altar. It Had to Be You is a 1947 American comedy romance film directed by Don Hartman and Rudolph Maté and starring Ginger Rogers and Cornel Wilde.Ī marriage-shy sculptor meets the boy of her childhood dreams, now a firefighter.
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