Eternally Yours (1939)
1939 · Feature film · 90 min · dir. Tay Garnett
She lived at the edge of life - with out-stretched arms . . . too short to reach it! Romance - a baffling reality.
- Drama
- Comedy
Synopsis
Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a lengthy world tour. But Anita is annoyed by Arturo's constant flirtations, and his death-defying stunts give her nightmares. And forget her plan to retire to a farmhouse. Eventually, she has had enough and disappears.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Tay Garnett
- Writer
- C. Graham Baker
- Composer
- Werner Janssen
- Cinematography
- Merritt B. Gerstad
- Studio
- Walter Wanger Productions
- Released
- 1939-10-07
- Running time
- 90 minutes
Cast & crew
Tay Garnett Director
ZaSu Pitts
Ralph Graves
Douglas Wood- Lionel Pape
Hillary Brooke
Granville Bates
Walter Sande
Dennie Moore
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Sweet Movie · malary · 2009-04-06
This is such a darling love story; all the actors are great. I think David Niven kind of looks like an older version of Orlando Bloom. One of the best films in the archive I've seen so far; don't miss it
★★★★ · Enjoyable · artmomz · 2007-02-22
If you want to watch something to pleasantly pass the time, then this movie is a good pick.
★★★ · Yawn · billbarstad · 2007-03-06
If you like well-made romantic comedies, this is for you. Performances are good, but the actor's roles weren't exactly challenging. David Niven chews the scenery with magic tricks and theatrics which help to fill in the thin plot. Loretta Young makes with the doe eyes. Broderick Crawford plays the schmo in the middle. Altogether a very forgettable piece of fluff. I downloaded the mpeg1 file. Video showed a surprising number of actifacts for this compression. The audio was tinny and dropped out for about seven seconds four times during the movie, which was distracting but didn't affect movie…
★★★ · Just sit back and smile · keygrip · 2009-09-27
Entertaining feature from the Golden Age.The plot is old and thin but who cares? An array of familiar old faces in the supporting cast gives the whole thing a warm, comfortable feeling
★★★ · A semisweet tale · Mieujhur · 2017-02-16
An enjoyable love story though I do feel sorry for Broderick... he loses out twice, but shows a sensitive nobility the second time that pulls at the heart. Between Niven, Young and Crawford, I think his bit in the final scene was actually the most believable. A nice rainy afternoon with the knitting needles kind of film.
★★ · Yeah, such a sweet love story... · Dark Moon · 2011-05-03
Pity the poor working stiff, though, who Loretta Young's character marries on the rebound. The way he's caught in the crossfire between his boss and a lovers' quarrel, and finally gets the shaft at the end (she dumps him and goes back to the other guy) doesn't quite leave me with any warm, fuzzy feelings.
