12019-02-03T22:28:59+00:003.x37 Looking Forward1Looking Forward (1933)plain2019-02-03T22:28:59+00:00Early in the film, the benevolent owner Service is riding in an elevator with Benton, a kind but unambitious accountant. Rather than rely on rear projection, the filmmakers stage the scene in a real elevator, which opens up onto four separate floors, allowing extras to walk on and off. The unity of this proto-Wellesian shot, displaying all four floors in wide-angle deep focus without a cut, symbolizes the unity of the company.