Looking Forward
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Depression Era story set in London about a wealthy shop owner who goes bankrupt and is forced to fire his faithful staff.
- 6.2
- 1933
- Released
- 1h 22m
Lionel Barrymore
Tim Benton
Lewis Stone
Gabriel Service Sr.
Benita Hume
Mrs. Isobel Service
Elizabeth Allan
Caroline Service
Phillips Holmes
Michael Service
Colin Clive
Geoffrey Fielding
Alec B. Francis
Mr. Birkenshaw
Doris Lloyd
Lil Benton
Halliwell Hobbes
Mr. James Felton
Douglas Walton
Willie Benton
Viva Tattersall
Elsie Benton
Lawrence Grant
Philip Bendicott
George K. Arthur
Mr. Tressitt
Charles Irwin
Mr. Burton
Billy Bevan
Mr. Barker
Alan Edwards
Gray Mortimer
Ethel Griffies
Miss Judd
Eily Malyon
Mrs. MunseyReleased
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- #london, england
- #great depression
- #family business
- #bakery
- #bankruptcy
- #entrepreneurship
- #employer employee relationship
- #shop owner
Reviews
A good Depression-era story set in London, concerning two men, one who was sacked from his job due to his lack of advancement in 40 years, and the other, the owner of the firm, who's desperate and ready to sell out. To some, the story may seem simplistic and/or contrived, but I thought it was an enjoyable, simple tale. It's nice every now and then to sit down and watch something with a happy end
A Great Depression era film with a setting in London, but filmed in the US. While Warner Brothers films generally viewed the excesses of the greedy and corrupt rich as the cause of the Depression, MGM generally attributed the cause to be a lack of confidence with the cure being more entrepreneurship, belt tightening and innovation. In "Looking Forward", Tim Benton (Barrymore), is let go during