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20" (51 cm.) Of lustrous dark brown velvety mohair, the swivel-head teddy bear has amber glass eyes, jointing at shoulders and hips, felt paw pads, red bow ribbon at the neck, and is in wonderfully preserved condition. Circa 1934. The teddy bear appears in the castor oil scene of "Now and Forever", a present from Daddy (Gary Cooper) to Penny Day (Shirley) who names the bear "Grumpy". After Daddy leaves the room, she confides to Grumpy that "I'm too old to have a bear" (see vintage photograph which is included with the bear). Pivotal to the film, "Grumpy" again appears as the hiding place for the stolen necklace.