Forever and a Day

"The Picture With a $1,000,000 Cast"

1943 1h 44m EN

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 13

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Synopsis

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In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, tries to dissuade him from selling by telling him the 140-year history of the place and the connections between the Trimble and Pomfret families.

“The Picture With a $1,000,000 Cast”

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Cast

Kent Smith
Gates Trimble Pomfret
Reginald Gardiner
Assistant Hotel Manager
Victor McLaglen
Archibald Spavin
Billy Bevan
Wartime Cabby
Arthur Treacher
Second Air Raid Watcher
Ruth Warrick
Lesley Trimble
C. Aubrey Smith
Eustace Trimble
Edmund Gwenn
Stubbs

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edmund Goulding
Writers: Charles Bennett, Alan Campbell, Norman Corwin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edmund Goulding, shot by Robert De Grasse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anthony Collins. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Elmo Williams shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kent Smith and Reginald Gardiner and Victor McLaglen carry the top of the cast.

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MONEY

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Marketing tagline: "The Picture With a $1,000,000 Cast".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035897 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Edmund Goulding directs. Robert De Grasse behind the camera. Anthony Collins scores. Elmo Williams cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

183 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Edmund Goulding, shot by Robert De Grasse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Anthony Collins. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Elmo Williams shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kent Smith and Reginald Gardiner and Victor McLaglen carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Picture With a $1,000,000 Cast".
7IMDB entry: tt0035897 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert De Grasse
Original score: Anthony Collins
Editing: Elmo Williams
Costume design: Walter Plunkett
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Forever and a Day (1943)

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Community reviews

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barrymost2021-12-06
★ 8/10
A young American goes to London to sell the ancestral family home, and he spends the night listening to the Germans dropping bombs on the city while the current tenant tells him the entire history of the old mansion. Turns out, "this old house" has quite a backstory! Almost every famous British performer took part in this well-done wartime tribute. Kent Smith and Ruth Warrick are the two leads. Just a small sample of the rich cast includes Herbert Marshall, Charles Laughton, Ray Milland, Dame May Whitty, Ida Lupino, Claude Rains, Elsa Lanchester, Roland Young, and Robert Cummings. I repeat, that was a small sample. It was really a brilliant touch having top names stars playing bit parts. It's fun, but nearly impossible, to try to spot everyone. Very engaging tale takes you back to a very different time, giving you a pleasant escape from life on a dreary afternoon. Told almost an anthology form, the script is thoughtful and well-written. This production was apparently the brainchild of Sir Cedric Hardwicke. The cast and crew donated their time and talent, and were not paid for their services. The project took a long time to get off the ground, and by the time filming began, several potential contributors had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts, including Cary Grant, Ronald Colman, and Alfred Hitchcock.

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