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Forever and a Day
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Forever and a Day

1943-01-21 · 104 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · History

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.

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Directors
René Clair, Frank Lloyd, Robert Stevenson, Edmund Goulding, Cedric Hardwicke, Herbert Wilcox, Victor Saville
Production companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kent SmithKent SmithGates Trimble Pomfret
Reginald GardinerReginald GardinerAssistant Hotel Manager
Victor McLaglenVictor McLaglenArchibald Spavin
Billy BevanBilly BevanWartime Cabby
Arthur TreacherArthur TreacherSecond Air Raid Watcher
Ruth WarrickRuth WarrickLesley Trimble
C. Aubrey SmithC. Aubrey SmithEustace Trimble
Edmund GwennEdmund GwennStubbs
Ray MillandRay MillandBill Trimble
May WhittyMay WhittyLucy Trimble
Gene LockhartGene LockhartCobblewick
Anna NeagleAnna NeagleSusan Trenchard
Claude RainsClaude RainsAmbrose Pomfret
Jessie MatthewsJessie MatthewsMildred Trimble
Reginald OwenReginald OwenSimpson
Ian HunterIan HunterDexter Pomfret
Charles LaughtonCharles LaughtonBellamy
Cedric HardwickeCedric HardwickeMr. Dabb
Anna LeeAnna LeeCornelia Trimble-Pomfret
Patric KnowlesPatric KnowlesTrimble-Pomfret Son

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