''Always in My Heart'' is a 1942 American

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directed by Jo Graham and starring

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and

Walter Huston Walter Thomas Huston ( ;According to the Province of Ontario. ''Ontario, C ...

. The song "Siempre en Mi Corazón" ("Always in My Heart"), by

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(music and Spanish lyrics) and Kim Gannon (English lyrics) was nominated for an

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for

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Plot summary

MacKenzie Scott (Walter Huston), a brilliant musician, is falsely convicted of murder and sentenced to life. While Scott languishes in prison, his long-suffering ex-wife Marjorie (Kay Francis) raises their two children to adulthood. Out of respect for Scott, whom she still loves, Marjorie never reveals to the kids that their father is in jail, insisting instead that Scott has long since died.allmovie.com entry
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Cast

as Marjorie 'Mudge' Scott *

Walter Huston Walter Thomas Huston ( ;According to the Province of Ontario. ''Ontario, C ...

as MacKenzie 'Mac' Scott *

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as Victoria 'Vickie' Scott *

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as Booley, Angie's Granddaughter (credited as Patty Hale) *

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as Martin 'Marty' Scott * Una O'Connor as Angie, Scotts' Housekeeper *

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as Philip Ames *

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as Lolita *

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as Joe Borelli *

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as Red * Anthony Caruso as Frank * Elvira Curci as Rosita Borelli * John Hamilton as Warden * Harry Lewis as Steve * Herbert Gunn as Dick * Borrah Minevitch as Blackie * The Harmonica Rascals as Themselves

Box office

The film earned $524,000 in the US and Canada and $1,574,000 elsewhere.

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* * * * 1942 films 1942 drama films American black-and-white films American drama films 1940s English-language films American films based on plays Films set in California Warner Bros. films Films scored by Heinz Roemheld Films directed by Jo Graham 1940s American films {{1940s-drama-film-stub