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Looking Forward is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film starring Lionel Barrymore and Lewis Stone. Based on the Dodie Smith play Service, it depicts the desperate struggle of a London department store owner to save his business during the Great Depression.
Original Release
04/28/1933
US Release
04/28/1933
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 | Mrs. Lil Benton / Lil Benton |
| Halliwell Hobbes | Mr. James Felton |
| Douglas Walton | Willie Benton |
Directors
Writers
Dodie Smith, Bess Meredyth, H.M. Harwood
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 | Mrs. Lil Benton / Lil Benton |
| Halliwell Hobbes | Mr. James Felton |
| Douglas Walton | Willie Benton |
| Viva Tattersall | Miss Elsie Benton / Elsie Benton |
| Lawrence Grant | Philip Bendicott |
| George K. Arthur | Mr. Tressitt, Salesman / Mr. Tressitt |
| Charles Irwin | Mr. Burton, Clerk / Mr. Burton |
| Billy Bevan | Mr. Barker, Night Watchman / Mr. Barker |
| Harry Allen | Cab Driver |
| Marion Clayton Anderson | Gertie |
| Leonard Carey | Employee Talking to Miss Judd |
| Rita Carlyle | Mrs. Kentish |
| Elspeth Dudgeon | Old Servant |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Clarence Brown | Producer |
| Harry Rapf | Producer |
