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Looking Forward is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Clarence Brown starring Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone and Benita Hume. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The sets and costumes were designed by studio regulars Cedric Gibbons and Adrian.
Looking Forward: Directed by Clarence Brown. With Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Benita Hume, Elizabeth Allan. In this Depression-era story set in London, a department-store owner (Lewis Stone) faces bankruptcy while his family fritters away money.
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- Drama, Family
- Clarence Brown
- 1933-04-28
Based on the C.L. Anthony play Service which had opened in London on October 12, 1932 and with a title taken from President Franklin Roosevelt's book, Looking Forward (1933) is a Depression-era tale of a man (played by Lionel Barrymore) who is laid off from his job at a store where he had worked for 40 years; a story that hits close to home in ...
- Clarence Brown, Charles Dorian
- Lionel Barrymore
Depression Era story set in London about a wealthy shop owner who goes bankrupt and is forced to fire his faithful staff.
Looking Forward is a weighty Depression era tale of a shopkeeper who loses his job after forty years. Clearly adapted from a play, the film benefits from Lionel Barrymore's performance, even if the upbeat nature of the film's awkwardly imposed finale undercuts what has come before it. ★★★★.
- Clarence Brown
- Cosmopolitan Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Looking Forward is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Clarence Brown starring Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone and Benita Hume. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The sets and costumes were designed by studio regulars Cedric Gibbons and Adrian.
Summaries. In this Depression-era story set in London, a department-store owner (Lewis Stone) faces bankruptcy while his family fritters away money. A long-standing employee (Lionel Barrymore) gets fired but finds new life in a home-based bakery.
