Eternally Yours
She lived at the edge of life - with out-stretched arms . . . too short to reach it! Romance - a baffling reality.
1939 | 95m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Tay Garnett |
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| Writer: | Gene Towne, C. Graham Baker, Ben Hecht |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Oct 07, 1939 |
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| Director: | Tay Garnett |
| Writer: | Gene Towne, C. Graham Baker, Ben Hecht |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | screwball comedy, magician |
| Production Companies | Walter Wanger Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Loretta Young | Anita Halstead |
| David Niven | Tony "The Great Arturo" |
| Billie Burke | Aunt Abby |
| C. Aubrey Smith | Bishop Peabody |
| Zasu Pitts | Cary Bingham |
| Broderick Crawford | Don Burns |
| Eve Arden | Gloria |
| Hugh Herbert | Benton |
| Raymond Walburn | Harley Bingham |
| Virginia Field | Lola De Vere |
| Ralph Graves | Mr. Morrisey |
| Lionel Pape | Mr. Howard |
| Fred Keating | Master of Ceremonies |
| Richard Allen | Detective |
| Granville Bates | Ship Captain |
| May Beatty | Dowager |
| Hillary Brooke | Blonde On Stage |
| George Cathrey | Officer |
| Patti Davis | British Pilot |
| Mary Field | Peabody's Housekeeper |
| Bess Flowers | Nightclub Extra (uncredited) |
| Tay Garnett | Pilot |
| Jack Green | Detective |
| Larry Harris | Boy Boxer |
| Al Hill | Heckler |
| Leyland Hodgson | Captain Vickers |
| Arthur Stuart Hull | Audience Extra (uncredited) |
| Dickie Jackson | Boy Boxer |
| Walter James | Police Official |
| Frank Jaquet | Doctor |
| Paul Le Paul | Butler |
| Ralph McCullough | Ship's Officer |
| Doreen McKay | Girl at Shower (uncredited) |
| Dennie Moore | Waitress |
| Edmund Mortimer | Nightclub Extra (uncredited) |
| Ralph Norwood | Waiter |
| William H. O'Brien | Nightclub Waiter |
| Broderick O'Farrell | Ship's Officer |
| Franklin Parker | Croupier |
| Claude Payton | Scotland Yard Man |
| Jack Perrin | Ship's Officer |
| Walter Sande | Ralph |
| Edwin Stanley | Reno Lawyer Jones |
| Larry Steers | Nightclub Extra (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Stewart | Girl at Shower (uncredited) |
| Patricia Stillman | Girl at Shower (uncredited) |
| Luana Walters | Girl at Shower (uncredited) |
| Billy Wayne | Stage Manager |
| Douglas Wood | Phillips |
| Evelyn Woodbury | Girl at Shower (uncredited) |
| John Rice | Scotland Yard Man |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gene Towne | Writer |
| C. Graham Baker | Writer |
| Merritt B. Gerstad | Director of Photography |
| Otho Lovering | Editor |
| Dorothy Spencer | Editor |
| Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Richard Irvine | Art Direction |
| Julia Heron | Decorator |
| Ray Binger | Special Effects |
| Fred Lau | Sound |
| Charles Kerr | Assistant Director |
| Tay Garnett | Director |
| Ben Hecht | Writer |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Irene | Costume Design |
| Werner Janssen | Music Director, Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tay Garnett | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Trending Position
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" (a ... n 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-triangle nature to it, and the love is not just aimed at people ("Tony" is just as addicted to his performing as he is to anything else). The dialogue is a bit strained, that chemistry isn't really on display and after a while the film started to struggle under the weight of it's own limitations. It does, occasionally, pull off the gag - but even they are predictable and as we drift towards a conclusion that I didn't much care for at all. I sort of wondered what the whole point of this was? It is watchable for the stars, and the always reliable Sir C. Aubrey Smith and Zasu Pitts - but this is nobody's most memorable work, I'm afraid.