Now and Forever (1934 film)

Now and Forever
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry Hathaway
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Jack Kirkland
  • Melville Baker
Produced byLouis D. Lighton
Starring
CinematographyHarry Fischbeck
Edited byEllsworth Hoagland
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 31, 1934 (1934-08-31) (USA)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Now and Forever is a 1934 American 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.[1] 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'.[2] This is the only film in which Lombard and Temple appeared together.

  1. ^ "Now and Forever (1934) – History". American Film Institute. 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Windeler 1978, p. 140.