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Forever, Darling

  • 19561956
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.1K
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Forever, Darling (1956)
Trailer for this comedy starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Play trailer3:56
1 Video
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  • Comedy
  • Fantasy

TV's greatest comedy duo, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, star in this madcap comedy about a research chemist whose dedicated pursuit of a new pesticide wreaks havoc on his marriage.TV's greatest comedy duo, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, star in this madcap comedy about a research chemist whose dedicated pursuit of a new pesticide wreaks havoc on his marriage.TV's greatest comedy duo, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, star in this madcap comedy about a research chemist whose dedicated pursuit of a new pesticide wreaks havoc on his marriage.

IMDb RATING
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1.1K
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  • Director
    • Alexander Hall
  • Writer
    • Helen Deutsch
  • Stars
    • Lucille Ball
    • Desi Arnaz
    • James Mason
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alexander Hall
  • Writer
    • Helen Deutsch
  • Stars
    • Lucille Ball
    • Desi Arnaz
    • James Mason
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

    Forever, Darling
    Trailer 3:56
    Forever, Darling

    Photos7

    "Forever Darling" Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz 1956 MGM / **I.V.
    Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in Too Many Girls (1940)
    Forever, Darling (1956)
    Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in Forever, Darling (1956)
    James Mason, Desi Arnaz, and Lucille Ball in Forever, Darling (1956)
    James Mason and Lucille Ball in Forever, Darling (1956)

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    Lucille Ball
    Lucille Ball
    • Susan Vegaas Susan Vega
    Desi Arnaz
    Desi Arnaz
    • Lorenzo Xavier Vegaas Lorenzo Xavier Vega
    James Mason
    James Mason
    • The Guardian Angelas The Guardian Angel…
    Louis Calhern
    Louis Calhern
    • Charles Y. Bewellas Charles Y. Bewell
    John Emery
    John Emery
    • Dr. Edward R. Winteras Dr. Edward R. Winter
    John Hoyt
    John Hoyt
    • Bill Finlayas Bill Finlay
    Natalie Schafer
    Natalie Schafer
    • Millie Opdykeas Millie Opdyke
    Mabel Albertson
    Mabel Albertson
    • Society Reporteras Society Reporter
    Ralph Dumke
    Ralph Dumke
    • Henry Opdykeas Henry Opdyke
    Nancy Kulp
    Nancy Kulp
    • Amyas Amy
    Willis Bouchey
    Willis Bouchey
    • Oliver Clintonas Oliver Clinton
    • (as Willis B. Bouchey)
    Ruth Brady
    Ruth Brady
    • Lauraas Laura
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Waiteras Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Benjie Bancroft
    • Theatre Patronas Theatre Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Audrey Betz
    • Woman in Hallas Woman in Hall
    • (uncredited)
    Lulu Mae Bohrman
    • Wedding Guestas Wedding Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Wedding Guestas Wedding Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Theatre Patronas Theatre Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alexander Hall
    • Writer
      • Helen Deutsch
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    Storyline

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    Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So into her life comes an angel, which only Susan can see, to tell her that there will be trouble ahead if they do not work out their problems. Lorenzo is developing insecticide #383 at Finlay Vega Chemical Co. and plans to test it on a camping trip that he takes with Susan, but the trip becomes a an obstacle course for him. —Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
    • title song
    • angel
    • redheaded woman
    • real life husband and wife play husband and wife
    • wife and husband lead actors
    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • M-G-M Presents Their Riotous New Comedy In Color
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Fantasy
    • Certificate
      • Approved
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    • Trivia
      The script had been around for years at MGM. It was originally going to be a movie for William Powell and Myrna Loy. A couple of years later it was planned for Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. However, both projects fell through and the script was forgotten about. Years later Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz showed interest in making another movie and they picked this script.
    • Goofs
      When Susan slips in the raft when she first starts rowing, one of the oars slides all the way into the water. In the next shot, both oars are perfectly placed in a rowing position in the raft, meanwhile Susan has not even raised herself up from the bottom of the raft. Nobody would have been positioned to move the oars in such a short period of time.
    • Quotes

      Susan Vega: Oh, go smoke a test tube!

    • Connections
      Featured in MGM Parade: Episode #1.22 (1956)
    • Soundtracks
      Forever, Darling
      Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

      Music by Bronislau Kaper

      Performed by The Ames Brothers (Ed Ames, Vic Ames, Gene Ames and Joe Ames)

      [Played over opening title and credits sequence, and leading into the end credits]

    User reviews23

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Interesting attempt to be different
    I haven't been a big fan of The Long, Long Trailer. It has some funny bits, but there's a lot of yelling at the end, it goes from funny to yelling, and that whole thing about her collecting big rocks! Forever Darling actually begins as a fairly witty and sharp film--it had been written for someone else--and Desi gets to play someone different. James Mason is a good sport--playing a guardian angel, doing a parody of himself (maybe in Botany Bay) in a parody of Mogambo film-within-the film. He's not really adept at situation comedy, although he did well in a few comedic films like Touch of Larceny. The film switches gears at the end, with a lot of slapstick yelling in a swamp. And the reason they took an old script was to quickly capitalize on the success of Trailer. Its failure ended their joint film career. But it's faster-paced than Trailer and it's a reasonable time-passer.
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    • Feb 23, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Guardian Angel
    • Filming locations
      • Yosemite National Park, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Zanra Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $951,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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