Forever, Darling
- IMDb link: 0049225
- IMDb rating: 6 (1,383 votes)
- Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
- Director: Alexander Hall
- Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Mason, Louis Calhern and others
- Release date: 9 Feb 1956
- Release year: 1956
- Runtime: 96 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: title song, ball and arnaz, reference to robert taylor, reference to gregory peck, reference to ava gardner, mason and calhern, guardian angel, marriage, real life husband and wife playing husband and wife, angel
Plot:
Five years in, the bloom has come off the marriage of scientist Larry Vega (Desi Arnaz) and wealthy socialite Susan Vega nee Bewell (Lucille Ball), because of their differences, that are heightened, and the problems in their marriage exacerbated, by her closest friends. Larry doesn't like Susan's friends because they're always trying to get her--and him by association--to live beyond what they can afford on his income. Their differences are further heightened when Larry, who owns and operates a chemical company with his friend BIll Finlay (John Hoyt), plans to do field work for two years, going to the remotest parts of the globe to test a new insecticide he has developed and wants Susan to accompany him. Susan begins to see a vision of a man; initially she believes he's an intruder, but she comes to believe--and ultimately realize--that hie is her Guardian Angel. Beyond the seeming incredulity of such a story and thus the belief by others that she could be crazy, Susan does not want to divulge her vision, least of all to Larry, in the Guardian Angel's resemblance to her favorite actor, handsome James Mason. Indeed, the Guardian Angel has arrived in her psyche at this juncture to help her deal with her and Larry's crumbling marriage. But the Guardian Angel's resemblance to Mason could cause, rather than resolve, more complications in Susan and Larry's relationship.