on the brink of world war ii and a man believe kill in world war i return in tomorrow be forever and direct by irving pichel and star claudette colbert and orson welles and george brent and richard long and and natalie wood . after her husband john death in the first world war and elizabeth ( colbert ) find out she pregnant . she ultimately make a new life for herself with lawrence ( brent ) and and together they have a daughter . lawrence raise the son ( long ) a his own . when dr. kessler ( welles ) and a scientist work with her husband and first appear at their home and elizabeth doesn not realize it john and who never return to the u. s. because of his crippling and debilitate war wound . he have a young child with him and margaret ( wood ) and who it turn out be the child of his late doctor and his wife . this be a beautifully do movie in every respect and include max steiner music ( though a little strong at time ) and and hold the viewer interest throughout . colbert be lovely a a tormented woman who have to deal with the prospect of her son go off to war a his father do and perhaps never return . her scene a she come downstairs and see dr. kessler for the first time be wonderful . something about him startle and unnerve her immediately and and it apparent on her face . two young actor who die too young richard long and natalie wood also appear in the tomorrow be forever . handsome long and who would find success in television and make a good impression in his first film . wood and a blond here and be absolutely adorable and very accomplished and speaking german and then english with a german accent . orson welles be an actor whose magnificent presence and act technique and and voice allow him to basically phone in most role his whole purpose in movie acting be to make money for his film project but obviously irving pinchot do not accept a phone in from him . welles give a very touching and believable performance a both young john and the old and ill dr. kessler . living in the past will not bring back what you have and he tell elizabeth and only destroy what you have . a wonderful and wonderful movie . have a box of tissue nearby .