Now and Forever (1956 film)
| Now and Forever | |
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| Directed by | Mario Zampi |
| Produced by | Mario Zampi |
| Written by |
R.F. Delderfield Michael Pertwee |
| Based on | a play "The Orchard Walls" by R.F. Delderfield |
| Starring | Janette Scott |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Edited by | Richard Best |
Production company |
Mario Zampi Productions (as Anglofilm) |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé (UK) |
Release dates | 21 February 1956 (London) (UK) |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £157,111[1] |
Now and Forever is a 1956 British drama film directed by Mario Zampi and starring Janette Scott, Vernon Gray and Kay Walsh.[2] It is based on the play The Orchard Walls by R.F. Delderfield, and was Scott's first adult role after a career as a child star in Britain.[3] The screenplay concerns an upper class girl who becomes romantically involved with a poor boy, and they elope together to Gretna Green.
Cast
- Janette Scott - Janette Grant
- Vernon Gray - Mike Pritchard
- Kay Walsh - Miss Muir
- Jack Warner - Mr. J. Pritchard
- Pamela Brown - Mrs. Grant
- Charles Victor - Farmer Gilbert
- Marjorie Rhodes - Aggie, the Farmer's wife
- Ronald Squire - Waiter
- Wilfrid Lawson - Gossage
- Sonia Dresdel - Miss Fox
- David Kossoff - Pawnbroker
- Moultrie Kelsall - Doctor
- Guy Middleton - Hector
- Michael Pertwee - Reporter
- Henry Hewitt - Jeweller
- Bryan Forbes - Frisby
- Arthur Lowe - Vicar
- Jean Patterson - Rachel
- Harold Goodwin - Lorry driver
Critical reception
Allmovie called the film "a very slight piece, buoyed by the charm and attractiveness of its young stars. Janette Scott and Vernon Grey...Though the film seems flat and obvious when viewed on television, it truly comes to life before a large and appreciative moviehouse audience. Forgotten for many years, Now and Forever was happily rediscovered by the late film historian William K. Everson in his 1979 book Love in the Film, which was dedicated to star Janette Scott."[4]
References
- ↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p510
- ↑ "Now and Forever". BFI.
- ↑ "Now And Forever". TV Guide.
- ↑ "Now and Forever (1956) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.