even longtime shirley fans may surprised now forever movie filmed paramount studios shirleys parent company twentieth century fox  fox producer darryl zanuck perfected successful shirley formula cute songs cold hearts melt young couples play cupid to happy endings thus now forever falls category shirley vehicle without standard shirley story awkward position movie impressive talented cast makes workbr br gary cooper carole lombard star funloving irresponsible con artists jerry toni day thing devoted yet dysfunctional duo seems hate together apart suddenly landed custody jerrys young daughter penny shirley temple toni penny many believe persuades jerry give criminal career jerry flounders desk job desperate prove provide new family soon returns thieving dishonesty standard shirley device penny tries melt heart crusty curmudgeon felix evans victim one jerrys cons attempt fails evans revealed con artist himself blackmails jerry helping steal jewels drama gunfight death sorrow follow make film unusual one little miss sunshine happy ending dancing one song sequence the cute number the world owes livingbr br but mean shirley fans avoid now forever rather divergence usual shirley story make interesting memorable many films beware avoid colorized version film see blackandwhite can color bright garish unrealistic many scenes shirleys famous curls actually red instead blonde yikes