Now and Forever
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Ne'er-do-well Gary Cooper is so desperate for quick cash that he's willing to sell the custody rights of his own daughter (Shirley Temple), whom he's never seen. Cooper's girlfriend Carole Lombard is shocked by this callousness and walks out on him, but when Cooper meets his daughter and has a change of heart, he reclaims the little girl and is reunited with Lombard. Still, Cooper can't hold down a job. Another get-rich-quick scheme ends unhappily when Cooper is forced to participate in a jewel robbery. After fighting it out with his confederates, the wounded Cooper begs the victim of the robbery, a wealthy and loving woman, to adopt his daughter and give her the sort of life he is unable to provide. Now and Forever would have been mighty turgid stuff without the combined star power of Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, and six-year-old Shirley Temple. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviReview
Now and Forever is a rather odd little film, featuring as it does a trio of high-voltage stars in Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, and Shirley Temple, but not really providing them with the kind of roles that exploit their talents to the fullest. Cooper has the hardest time of it; he is basically the quintessential nice guy, essentially forthright and upstanding. Here, he's called upon to be a much more slippery sort, the kind of guy that wants to be able to reform but just can't. Cooper's Jerry Day is too innocent and guileless to have made a career of fraud, and his innate goodness is so clear that the film's dramatic underpinnings come loose. Of course, Cooper's engaging personality makes him fun to spend time with; besides, the film's drama is stilted and unconvincing. Lombard does well, but she's given so very little to do that one wonders why her part wasn't filled by someone more dispensable. Temple comes off best, although ardent fans will probably resent the fact that her role is secondary to Cooper's. Her cuteness is well employed but kept in check; even her "The World Owes Me a Living" doesn't go overboard. She also gets to show that, handled correctly, she was a very fine child actress, demonstrating an exceptional natural talent in her big dramatic scenes. ~ Craig Butler, RoviCast
- Gary Cooper - Jerry Day
- Carole Lombard - Toni Carstairs
- Shirley Temple - Penelope Day
- Guy Standing - Felix Evans
- Charlotte Granville - Mrs. J.P. Clark
Credit
Hans Dreier - Art Director, Robert Usher - Art Director, Travis Banton - Costume Designer, Henry Hathaway - Director, Ellsworth Hoagland - Editor, Mack Gordon - Songwriter, Leigh Harline - Songwriter, Larry Morey - Songwriter, Harry Revel - Songwriter, Harry A. Fischbeck - Cinematographer, Louis D. Lighton - Producer, Melville Baker - Screen Story, Jack Kirkland - Screen Story, Vincent Lawrence - Screenwriter, Sylvia Thalberg - Screenwriter| Now You're Cookin': Inside the World of Championship Barbecue (2004 Film), Now You See Me (2013 Film) | |
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Now and Forever (1934 film)
| Now and Forever (1934 film) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Produced by | Louis D. Lighton |
| Written by | Screenplay: Vincent Lawrence Sylvia Thalberg Story: Jack Kirkland Melville Baker |
| Starring | Gary Cooper Carole Lombard Shirley Temple |
| Music by | Harry Revel Mack Gordon |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Now and Forever is a 1934 American drama film directed by Henry Hathaway. The screenplay by Vincent Lawrence and Sylvia Thalberg was based on a story by Jack Kirkland and Melville Baker. The film stars Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, and Shirley Temple in a story about a criminal going straight for his child's sake. Temple sang "The World Owes Me a Living". The film was critically well received. Temple adored Cooper who nicknamed her 'Wigglebritches' (Windeler 140). This is the only film in which Lombard and Temple appeared together.
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Cast
- Gary Cooper as Jerry Day
- Carole Lombard as Toni Carstairs
- Shirley Temple as Penelope Day
- Sir Guy Standing as Felix Evans
- Charlotte Granville as Mrs. Crane
- Gilbert Emery as James Higginson
- Henry Kolker as Mr. Clark
- Tetsu Komai as Mr. Ling
Release
Critical reception
The New York Times thought the film "a sentimental melodrama" and "a pleasant enough entertainment." Temple was highly praised for her performance.[1]
Temple sang "The World Owes Me a Living",[2] a version of which also featured in a Silly Symphonies animation of The Ant and the Grasshopper[3] in the same year. Louella Parsons was amazed "at the ease with which [Temple] reels off her lines, saying big words and expressions. There is nothing parrot-like about Shirley. She knows what she is talking about." Temple-fever spread with the release of the film. Her fan mail (which numbered 400–500 letters a day) was delivered in huge mail sacks to the studio and a secretary was hired to manage it (Edwards 66).
Home media
In 2009, the film was available on DVD.
See also
References
- Works cited
- Edwards, Anne (1988), Shirley Temple: American Princess, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.
- Windeler, Robert (1992) [1978], The Films of Shirley Temple, New York: Carol Publishing Group, ISBN 0-8065-0725-X
- Web citations
- ^ Sennwald, Andre (1934-10-13), The Paramount Presents Little Miss Temple in 'Now and Forever', The New York Times, http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D07E5DD1530E23ABC4B52DFB667838F629EDE, retrieved 2009-10-18
- ^ Available on YouTube
- ^ Available on YouTube
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