A swindler and his girlfriend take in his young daughter, who has been living with the family of his deceased wife.A swindler and his girlfriend take in his young daughter, who has been living with the family of his deceased wife.A swindler and his girlfriend take in his young daughter, who has been living with the family of his deceased wife.
- Director
- Writers
- Jack Kirkland(story "Honor Bright")
- Melville Baker(story "Honor Bright")
- Vincent Lawrence(screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Jack Kirkland(story "Honor Bright")
- Melville Baker(story "Honor Bright")
- Vincent Lawrence(screenplay)
- Stars
Guy Standing
- Felix Evans
- (as Sir Guy Standing)
Egon Brecher
- Doctor
- (uncredited)
Luke Chan
- Assistant Hotel Manager
- (uncredited)
André Cheron
- Inspector
- (uncredited)
Ronnie Cosby
- Guest at Penny's Party
- (uncredited)
Kenny Coughlin
- Guest at Penny's Party
- (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery
- Dowager Gambler
- (uncredited)
Sam Harris
- Man at Pool
- (uncredited)
- …
David Holt
- Guest at Penny's Party
- (uncredited)
Richard Loo
- Hotel Clerk
- (uncredited)
Buster Phelps
- Boy With Skates
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Jack Kirkland(story "Honor Bright")
- Melville Baker(story "Honor Bright")
- Vincent Lawrence(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaShirley Temple memorized every line of dialogue in this movie, and whenever Gary Cooper forgot or fumbled his lines, Temple prompted him, much to Cooper's annoyance.
- GoofsWhen Penny asks Jerry for his name, she mouths his answer at the same time he says it. Shirley Temple probably did this to stay synchronized for her next line.
- Quotes
Penelope Day: I've been sailing my boat around the island. I wanted to see where the pirates camped last night.
Jerry Day: Do you keep your boat padlocked to the dock so the pirates won't steal it?
Penelope Day: No, Uncle George keeps it padlocked so I won't sail it alone. He's afraid. You see, I didn't really sail around the island, not honor bright.
Jerry Day: Honor bright?
Penelope Day: Yes, you can only say that when it's honest-to-goodness true.
Jerry Day: Where did you learn that?
Penelope Day: From my mother.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Kauneuden jumalattaret (1965)
- SoundtracksThe World Owes Me a Living
(uncredited)
Music by Leigh Harline
Lyrics by Larry Morey
Sung by Shirley Temple
Review
Featured review
Life on the lamb or honor bright?
As other reviewers to date note, "Now and Forever" is an unusual Shirley Temple movie, with a quite different ending. But for who Temple was as a child star of the day, such an ending would not be uncommon or bad for people in similar situations. The bottom line being the welfare and future of the child. The film is definitely drama with some music, where most of Shirley's childhood films are comedies with music, and usually some drama.
Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard do quite well in this film against Temple's Penelope Day. Cooper's Jerry Day, struggles with conscience because of his daughter, while he continues to thrive on scams that make enough to carry him from one to the next. The film is based on a story, "Honor Bright," by Jack Kirkland. That is a phrase picked up and used by various authors in the 19th century, that had come to mean to tell the truth, or Scout's honor.
Here are some favorite lines from this film.
Toni Carstairs Day, "Well, what happens now?" Jerry Day, "What do you mean, dear - what happens now?" Toni, "I mean, what happens now?" Jerry, "Oh, you mean, what happens?" Toni, "Yes. What happens?" Jerry, "Why, nothing. I, I mean..." Toni, "You mean, nothing." Jerry, "No, I don't mean that at all."
Jerry Day, "Lookie here, Toni. I know what's eating you. You think I haven't any business with that kind. Well, you're wrong. Dead wrong."
Jerry Day, "You are a rat, Uncle Felix." Felix Evans, "Yes, I know."
Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard do quite well in this film against Temple's Penelope Day. Cooper's Jerry Day, struggles with conscience because of his daughter, while he continues to thrive on scams that make enough to carry him from one to the next. The film is based on a story, "Honor Bright," by Jack Kirkland. That is a phrase picked up and used by various authors in the 19th century, that had come to mean to tell the truth, or Scout's honor.
Here are some favorite lines from this film.
Toni Carstairs Day, "Well, what happens now?" Jerry Day, "What do you mean, dear - what happens now?" Toni, "I mean, what happens now?" Jerry, "Oh, you mean, what happens?" Toni, "Yes. What happens?" Jerry, "Why, nothing. I, I mean..." Toni, "You mean, nothing." Jerry, "No, I don't mean that at all."
Jerry Day, "Lookie here, Toni. I know what's eating you. You think I haven't any business with that kind. Well, you're wrong. Dead wrong."
Jerry Day, "You are a rat, Uncle Felix." Felix Evans, "Yes, I know."
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- SimonJack
- Apr 25, 2021
Details
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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