Eternally Yours (1939)

Name: Eternally Yours
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 1939-10-07
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Loretta Young, David Niven, Billie Burke, C. Aubrey Smith, Zasu Pitts

She lived at the edge of life - with out-stretched arms . . . too short to reach it! Romance - a baffling reality.

DramaComedyRomance

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.

Release Date: October 7, 1939
Runtime: 1h 35m
Rating: 5.9/10 (20 votes)

Director: Tay Garnett

Cast: Loretta Young, David Niven, Billie Burke, C. Aubrey Smith, Zasu Pitts, Broderick Crawford, Eve Arden, Hugh Herbert

Production: Walter Wanger Productions

screwball comedy magician

IMDb

Full Cast (51 people)

Loretta Young as Anita Halstead
David Niven as Tony "The Great Arturo"
Billie Burke as Aunt Abby
C. Aubrey Smith as Bishop Peabody
Zasu Pitts as Cary Bingham
Broderick Crawford as Don Burns
Eve Arden as Gloria
Hugh Herbert as Benton
Raymond Walburn as Harley Bingham
Virginia Field as Lola De Vere
Ralph Graves as Mr. Morrisey
Lionel Pape as Mr. Howard
Fred Keating as Master of Ceremonies
Richard Allen as Detective
Granville Bates as Ship Captain
May Beatty as Dowager
Hillary Brooke as Blonde On Stage
George Cathrey as Officer
Patti Davis as British Pilot
Mary Field as Peabody's Housekeeper
Bess Flowers as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Tay Garnett as Pilot
Jack Green as Detective
Larry Harris as Boy Boxer
Al Hill as Heckler
Leyland Hodgson as Captain Vickers
Arthur Stuart Hull as Audience Extra (uncredited)
Dickie Jackson as Boy Boxer
Walter James as Police Official
Frank Jaquet as Doctor

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Reviews

CinemaSerf - 6/10

David Niven and Loretta Young definitely had an on-screen chemistry between them, but it's not so obvious in this rather procedural comedy romance. He is "Tony", a famous and successful magician who easily captivates the heart of "Anita". Now she has already promised to marry the reliable "Burns" (an adequate Broderick Crawford) but is now determined to join her new beau on his grand tour. Now "To...

February 27, 2023