Always Goodbye
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| Directed by | Sidney Lanfield |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Written by | Kathryn Scola Edith Skouras |
| Starring | Barbara Stanwyck Herbert Marshall Ian Hunter |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Cinematography | Robert H. Planck |
| Editing by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | July 1, 1938 USA |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Always Goodbye is a 1938 American film directed by Sidney Lanfield, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Herbert Marshall, and Ian Hunter.[1][2]
[edit] Plot
Following the death of her fiancé, Margot Weston (Barbara Stanwyck) is left pregnant and unmarried. A former doctor Jim Howard (Herbert Marshall) helps the desperate Margot. When her son is born, Jim helps her find a home for the baby with Phil Marshall (Ian Hunter) and his wife. Margot insists that neither the Marshalls nor the child can ever know that she is his mother.
Five years later, while working as a well-paid buyer for the store owned by Harriet Martin (Binnie Barnes), Margot meets Jim Howard again, and the two begin to fall in love. When Margot is sent to Europe on a business trip for Harriet, she meets and is wooed by the charming but carefree Count Giovanni Corini (Cesar Romero). While in Paris, she happens to meet her son Roddy (Johnnie Russell), who is traveling with his aunt, who has been taking care of the boy since his adoptive mother died.
On the trip back to America, Margot and Roddy become close. Count Corini is also on the same ship, and he continues to pursue Margot. Back home, Margot becomes convinced that Jessica (Lynn Bari), Phil Marshall's new fiancee, doesn't love him, and would be a bad mother to Roddy. Margot decides to break up the engagement, but Jim, beginning a career as a scientist, reminds her of her earlier promise not to interfere in the boy's life.[1][3][4]
[edit] Credits
- Barbara Stanwyck as Margot Weston
- Herbert Marshall as Jim Howard
- Ian Hunter as Phillip Marshall
- Cesar Romero as Count Giovanni 'Gino' Corini
- Lynn Bari as Jessica Reid
- Binnie Barnes as Harriet Martin
- Johnny Russell as Roddy Weston Marshall (as John Russell)
- Mary Forbes as Aunt Martha Marshall
- Albert Conti as Modiste Benoit
- Marcelle Corday as Nurse
- Franklin Pangborn as Bicycle Salesman
- Ben Welden as Taxi Driver
- Eddie Conrad as Barber[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c IMDB "Always Goodbye". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029861/ IMDB. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard. Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide "Always Goodbye (1938)". http://books.google.com/books?id=6EgPDierNGUC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=%22Always+Goodbye%22+(1938)+Film+Guide&source=bl&ots=AkE9dPProz&sig=upaqmxCRBCzHAl31yc7eJmAQolQ&hl=en&ei=B2a-To3IIYjL0QG41OG2BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCIQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=%22Always%20Goodbye%22%20(1938)%20Film%20Guide&f=false Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ Warren, Bill. The New York Times "Always Goodbye (1938)". http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/123408/Always-Goodbye/overview The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ Films and TV "Always Goodbye". http://www.filmsandtv.com/movies/alwaysgoodbye.php Films and TV. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
