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Eternally Yours (1939)

NR 10/07/1939 Drama, Comedy, Romance 1h 35m
57%
User
Score
5.7/10

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

Overview

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.

C. Graham Baker

Writer

Tay Garnett

Director

Gene Towne

Writer

Ben Hecht

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Anita Halstead

David Niven

David Niven

Tony "The Great Arturo"

Billie Burke

Billie Burke

Aunt Abby

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Bishop Peabody

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Cary Bingham

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Don Burns

Eve Arden

Eve Arden

Gloria

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Benton

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Harley Bingham

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on February 27, 2023

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 "Tony" - or the modestly monikered "Great Arturo" is not only a bit of a Lothario - which annoys her; but he is also putting life and limb on the line on stage - and that terrifies her. All that sustains her is his promise that one day, they will return to a quiet life in a rose-covered cottage. Might that ever happen or might she just decide that he will never change? It has something of a love-tria...

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