Once Upon a Time (1944 film)

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Once Upon a Time
1944 theatrical poster
Directed by	Alexander Hall
Written by	Lucille Fletcher (story) Irving Fineman (adaptation)
Screenplay by	Lewis Meltzer Oscar Saul
Based on	My Client Curly 1940 Columbia Workshop radio play by Norman Corwin
Produced by	Louis F. Edelman
Starring	Cary Grant Janet Blair James Gleason Ted Donaldson
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Gene Havlick
Music by	Frederick Hollander
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 29, 1944 (1944-06-29)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Once Upon a Time is a 1944 American comedy fantasy film involving a dancing caterpillar who lives in a small box. Cary Grant plays a conniving showman who desperately needs money to save his theater. The film was based on a 1940 radio play called "My Client Curley", adapted by Norman Corwin from a magazine story by Lucille Fletcher.^[1]