Now and Forever (1934)

Directed by

Henry Hathaway

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A small-time swindler tries to start a new honest life for the sake of his young daughter. His effort to go straight is challenged by his past and his relationship with his wife.

sentimentallight-heartednostalgicoptimisticfamily-orientedbittersweet

What happens

Now and Forever is a 1934 American crime drama film directed by Henry Hathaway. The screenplay by Vincent Lawrence and Sylvia Thalberg was based on the story "Honor Bright" by Jack Kirkland and Melville Baker. The film stars Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, and Shirley Temple in a story about a small-time swindler going straight for his child's sake. Temple sang "The World Owes Me a Living," introducing the future standard. The film was critically well received. Temple adored Cooper, who nicknamed her 'Wigglebritches'. This is the only film in which Lombard and Temple appeared together. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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