If Tomorrow Comes (film) explained

If Tomorrow Comes is a 1971 American TV film. It was originally entitled The Glass Hammer^[1] then My Husband, the Enemy but was retitled after protests.^[2]

Plot

An American girl marries a Japanese American just before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Cast

• Patty Duke as Eileen Phillips
• Frank Michael Liu as David Tayaneka
• Anne Baxter as Miss Cramer
• James Whitmore as Frank Phillips
• Pat Hingle as Sheriff
• Mako as Tadashi

Reception

The Los Angeles Times called it "worthy, painful".^[3]

External links

• If Tomorrow Comes at IMDb
• If Tomorrow Comes at TCMDB

Notes and References

1. https://search.proquest.com/docview/156899914 "5-week year in the life of Patty Duke"
2. Paris, I. (1971, Nov 02). "Fallacious belief is knocked out" Los Angeles Times
3. Thomas, K. (1971, Dec 07). "World War II drama retold" Los Angeles Times