''I'll Wait for You'' is a 1941 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Robert B. Sinclair Robert Bruce Sinclair (May 24, 1905 – January 3, 1970) was an American director who worked in film, theater and television. Early years Robert Bruce Sinclair was born in Toledo, Ohio, the son of an insurance agent. He attended the University ...

and written by Guy Trosper. The film stars

Robert Sterling Robert Sterling (born William Sterling Hart; November 13, 1917 – May 30, 2006) was an American actor. He was best known for starring in the television series '' Topper'' (1953–1955). In 1960, Sterling was honored with a star on the Hollyw ...

, Marsha Hunt,

Virginia Weidler Virginia Anna Adeleid Weidler (March 21, 1927 – July 1, 1968) was an American child actor, child actress, popular in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s. Early life and career Weidler was born on March 21, 192 ...

, Paul Kelly, Fay Holden and

Henry Travers Travers John Heagerty (5 March 1874 – 18 October 1965), known professionally as Henry Travers, was an English film and stage character actor who specialised in portraying slightly bumbling but amiable and likeable older men. His best known ...

. A re-make of the 1934 film '' Hide-Out'', it was released on May 16, 1941, by

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM or MGM Studios) is an American Film production, film and television production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered ...

Plot

Injured while escaping from two detectives who have apprehended him, womanizing gangster Jack Wilson hides out in the country with the Millers, a kind, trustworthy farm family who are unaware of his identity. As Jack slowly warms to the Millers and life on the farm, he falls in love with beautiful Pauline and determines to change his ways and pay for his past.

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* 1941 films 1941 romantic drama films American black-and-white films Remakes of American films American romantic drama films Films set in Connecticut Films set in New York City American gangster films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by Robert B. Sinclair 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language romantic drama films {{1940s-US-drama-film-stub