Now and Forever 1934

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Now and Forever ★★½ 1934

Penny (Temple) is the young daughter of charming widower and con man Jerry Day (Cooper). Penny's been in the care of her uncle but Jerry's decided to settle down in Paris with his lady love Toni (Lombard) and figures he can give the tyke a home. But the hard-up Jerry can't resist stealing a valuable necklace and there's much trouble ahead (and not your average happy ending). Temple steals the film from her elders. Adapted from the story “Honor Bright” by Jack Kirkland and Melville Baker. Colorized. 82m/C VHS, DVD . Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, Shirley Temple, Guy Standing, Charlotte Granville, Gilbert Emery; D: Henry Hathaway; W: Vincent Lawrence, Sylvia Thalberg; C: Harry Fischbeck.

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