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Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

Release: 1943-01-21 ·Runtime: 104m ·★ 7.4
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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Cast

Arthur Treacher Arthur Treacher as Second Air Raid Watcher June Lockhart June Lockhart as Girl in Air Raid Shelter Richard Haydn Richard Haydn as Mr. Fulcher Kent Smith Kent Smith as Gates Trimble Pomfret Brian Aherne Brian Aherne as Jim Trimble Reginald Gardiner Reginald Gardiner as Assistant Hotel Manager Victor McLaglen Victor McLaglen as Archibald Spavin Jessie Matthews Jessie Matthews as Mildred Trimble Emily Fitzroy Emily Fitzroy as Ms. Fulcher Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn as Stubbs May Whitty May Whitty as Lucy Trimble Ray Milland Ray Milland as Bill Trimble Claude Rains Claude Rains as Ambrose Pomfret Nigel Bruce Nigel Bruce as Major Garrow Buster Keaton Buster Keaton as Wilkins Isobel Elsom Isobel Elsom as Lady Trimble-Pomfret May Beatty May Beatty as Wartime Londoner Cook Joy Harington Joy Harington as Wartime Bus Conductor C. Aubrey Smith C. Aubrey Smith as Eustace Trimble Aubrey Mather Aubrey Mather as Man in Air Raid Shelter Queenie Leonard Queenie Leonard as Maid Gladys Cooper Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Barringer Halliwell Hobbes Halliwell Hobbes as Doctor Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie as Edith Trimble-Pomfret Ivan F. Simpson Ivan F. Simpson as Dexter Edward Everett Horton Edward Everett Horton as Anthony Trimble-Pomfret June Duprez June Duprez as Julia Trimble-Pomfret Roland Young Roland Young as Henry Barringer Robert Cummings Robert Cummings as Ned Cedric Hardwicke Cedric Hardwicke as Mr. Dabb Cecil Kellaway Cecil Kellaway as Dinner Guest Odette Myrtil Odette Myrtil as Madame Gaby Donald Crisp Donald Crisp as Captain Martin Reginald Owen Reginald Owen as Simpson Charles Laughton Charles Laughton as Bellamy Ida Lupino Ida Lupino as Jenny Jones Ethel Griffies Ethel Griffies as Wife of Man in Air Raid Shelter Montagu Love Montagu Love as Sir John Bunn Ian Hunter Ian Hunter as Dexter Pomfret Una O'Connor Una O'Connor as Caroline Ismay Ruth Warrick Ruth Warrick as Lesley Trimble Anna Lee Anna Lee as Cornelia Trimble-Pomfret Eric Blore Eric Blore as Charles Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart as Cobblewick Patric Knowles Patric Knowles as Trimble-Pomfret Son Merle Oberon Merle Oberon as Marjorie Ismay Billy Bevan Billy Bevan as Wartime Cabby Anna Neagle Anna Neagle as Susan Trenchard Elsa Lanchester Elsa Lanchester as Mamie Robert Coote Robert Coote as Blind Officer Herbert Marshall Herbert Marshall as Curate in Air Raid Shelter June Tripp June Tripp as V. A. D. girl