I Met My Love Again

I Met My Love Again

Year: 1938

Runtime: 77 mins

Language: English

Directors: George Cukor, Joshua Logan

DramaRomance

In rural Vermont, college student Ives Towner insists he won’t marry his longtime girlfriend Julie Weir until he secures a career. Julie soon falls for the charismatic writer Michael Shaw; they marry and move to Paris. After Michael’s accidental death, Julie returns to Vermont with her daughter, stays with her aunt, and finds Ives—now a professor—uninterested in rekindling their romance.

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Trace every key event in I Met My Love Again (1938) with our detailed, chronological timeline. Perfect for unpacking nonlinear stories, spotting hidden connections, and understanding how each scene builds toward the film’s climax. Whether you're revisiting or decoding for the first time, this timeline gives you the full picture.

1

Teen sweethearts declare their love and plan to marry

Julie and Ives, as teens, walk together and profess their love. They vow to marry as soon as Ives earns enough money to support them. This promise shapes their early years.

teenage years
2

Christmas blizzard drives Julie onto the mountain road

During the Christmas season, Julie travels with a friend to buy provisions. A brutal blizzard hits, and the girls bet on who can reach home first. Julie takes the mountain road and becomes lost, while her family and Ives panic.

Christmas mountain road
3

Julie seduced by Michael Shaw and elopes to Paris

She discovers a small cottage rented by pulp-fiction writer Michael Shaw and is seduced by him. The next morning they marry and flee to Paris. This act severs Julie from Ives for years.

the next morning cottage
4

A decade passes with Julie and Ives living unhappy lives apart

Ten years pass and Julie and Ives live in separate, unfulfilling circumstances. The distance strains their lives as they pursue separate paths. The old dream of marriage seems further away than ever.

ten years later
5

Michael Shaw is shot; Julie returns to her hometown with her daughter

Michael Shaw is killed in a brawl, leaving Julie a widow with her daughter named Michael. Julie returns to her hometown with the child and confronts the life she left behind. Ives continues with his own life, unaware of what is to come.

after the brawl hometown
6

Ives becomes a college professor; Julie and Ives reunite briefly

Ives has become a college professor and encounters Julie again. Their meeting is tense and curt, revealing the ache of years apart. The possibility of rekindling their relationship remains uncertain.

shortly after Julie's return
7

Brenda Lane declares her crush on Ives

Brenda Lane, one of Ives's students, openly declares a crush on him and uses nearly the same words Ives once spoke to Julie. He realizes he still loves Julie.

after Julie's return school
8

Ives invites Julie to the school prom

Ives rejects Brenda's advances and invites Julie to the school prom with him. The moment rekindles their past love in a new setting, and Brenda watches with growing heartbreak.

prom night school
9

Prom night rekindles love but Brenda causes a scene

Prom night reveals their renewed love, but Brenda makes a disruptive scene that threatens to ruin it. Julie and Ives decide to leave together and plan to marry as soon as possible.

prom night school
10

Back home, Brenda claims she tried to hang herself

Back at home, Brenda claims she tried to hang herself after the party. Ives says he cannot marry Julie while Brenda is prepared to die for love of him. The claim tests their commitment and loyalty.

after the prom home
11

Julie confronts Brenda in the car

Distraught Julie goes to the car where Brenda waits and drives toward them at high speed. Brenda pleads for mercy and reveals she never truly tried to kill herself. Julie's jealousy escalates into a dangerous confrontation.

immediate aftermath on the road
12

Julie and Ives finally marry

After years of longing and obstacles, Julie and Ives marry at last. Their wedding is the culmination of a long, hard-won love story and a new beginning.

final wedding

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