Because of Him is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone.

She tricks respected stage actor John Sheridan (Charles Laughton) into signing a letter of introduction.

Thanks to the forged letter, Kim then wins the role of Sheridan's co-star in his next play, much to the disgust of the writer Paul Taylor (Franchot Tone).

In February 1945 Universal announced that Deanna Durbin and Charles Laughton, who had previously appeared together in It Started with Eve, would be reunited in Catherine the Last, "a contemporary comedy-drama with music".

[4] Durbin had married the producer Felix Jackson in June 1945 and at the time of filming, she was pregnant with her first child.