tomorrow be forever finds orson welles and claudette colbert a a pair of young married during world war i when orson announce he enlist in the american expeditionary force . the young wife see her gallant young husband off to war and not know that she pregnant . when he report miss in action and claudette all at sea . fortunately she get a most sympathetic bos who have an eye for her in any event . claudette marries george brent and they raise the son she have by welles and they also have a son of their own . although a the romantic young husband john macdonald and welles doesn not quite cut it and a erik kessler and the german refugee who in reality be john macdonald and welles just shine . with a heavy beard and makeup and a german accent and a shambling gait courtesy of the last war and welles totally succeed in recreate himself on the screen . he so totally different you can not blame claudette for not recognize him and i could barely . on the eve of world war ii and brent who be now a big time industrialist meet welles who be now in his kessler persona . he bring him home and while there something eerily familiar to claudette he become an adjunct family member . watch tomorrow be forever i have no doubt that director irving pichel give welles total command of his character . most likely welles even direct some of the scene he be involve with . orson welles throughout his life appear in a lot of garbage use his actor salary to continue finance his own project . though he a bit weak a the young husband and a the old refugee chemist it a brilliant characterization . orson get good support from claudette colbert and george brent and the rest of the cast . too bad he do not get to do the whole film and direct as well a act .