Jean Peters
Nellie Halper
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Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie: Directed by Henry King. With Jean Peters, David Wayne, Hugh Marlowe, Albert Dekker. At the fiftieth anniversary of his town's founding, the town's first barber recalls his long-dead, spirited bride and the flaw in his own character that helped bring about her loss and others.
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- Drama
- Henry King
- 1952-07
Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie is a 1952 American historical drama film directed by Henry King and starring Jean Peters, David Wayne and Hugh Marlowe, Sharing the name of a popular 1905 song, it charts the life of an Illinois family between the 1890s and 1920s.
Ben Halpen sets up his barber's shop at the turn of the century in Sevillinois and watches the town grow around him. Thinking it is for the best, he tries to shield his wife Nellie from the worries of the world. She finally rebels while he is away at war and takes a fateful trip to Chicago.
- Henry King, Henry Weinberger
- Jean Peters
"Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie" is a 1905 popular song with music written by Harry Von Tilzer and lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling.
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Oct 30, 2017 · Wait 'Till The Sun Shines, Nellie (Henry King, 1952) Almorsan94. 1.04K subscribers. Subscribed. 187. 32K views 6 years ago.
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Wait 'Til the Sun Shines, Nellie. A barber (David Wayne) brings his bride (Jean Peters) to a crossroad in 1895 and meets ups and downs there for the next 50 years.
- Comedy, Drama
Beginning in the 1890s, Ben suffers one disaster after another in the small town of Sevillinois, where he moves as a newlywed with his pretty but ambitious young wife, Nellie (Jean Peters) – who thought she was moving to Chicago.
