La belle nuit

Titre original : This Is the Night

1932
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1h 20min

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Lili Damita and Roland Young in La belle nuit (1932)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAn affair is almost exposed when Claire's husband unexpectedly returns early from the Summer Olympics.An affair is almost exposed when Claire's husband unexpectedly returns early from the Summer Olympics.An affair is almost exposed when Claire's husband unexpectedly returns early from the Summer Olympics.

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Rôles principaux14

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Roland Young

Gerald Gray

Thelma Todd

Claire Mathewson

Cary Grant

Stephen Mathewson

Lili Damita

Germaine

Charles Ruggles

Bunny West

Irving Bacon

Sparks

Davison Clark

Studio Official
(non crédité)

Gino Corrado

Manager of Neopolitan Hotel
(non crédité)

Claire Dodd

Chou-Chou
(non crédité)

Alex Melesh

Porter
(non crédité)

Donald Novis

Singing Gondolier
(non crédité)

Tiny Sandford

Porter
(non crédité)

Rolfe Sedan

Boulevardier
(non crédité)

Harry Semels

Man in the Manhole
(non crédité)

Histoire

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Le saviez-vous

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Anecdotes
Film debut of Cary Grant.

Gaffes
When Bunny and Stephen, carrying his javelins, after arriving back unexpectedly from his trip to the Olympics, go into the next room, a large shadow of the boom microphone can be seen moving on the doorway and wall behind it.

Citations
Claire Mathewson: [they are seated in the back of their car; Claire has had her dress torn by the car door] Gerald, aren't you going to do anything?
Gerald Gray: Here?
Claire Mathewson: No, no. I mean about discharging your chauffeur
Gerald Gray: Oh, oh let me keep him. I've let you keep your husband
Claire Mathewson: I haven't kept him
Gerald Gray: What?
Claire Mathewson: He left this morning
Gerald Gray: For good?
Claire Mathewson: No, no, for the Olympic Games at Los Angeles. He's in them, you know. Haven't you ever heard of Steve Mathewson, the javelin thrower?
Gerald Gray: Javelin thrower?
Claire Mathewson: ah ha
Gerald Gray: Do you mean those long, murderous harpoon things?
[she nods]
Gerald Gray: Claire, the moment you meet a man, right after you've said 'how do you do?' you should add 'my husband throws javelins'.

Connexions
Remake of Florida (1926)

Bandes originales
This Is the Night
Written by Sam Coslow and Ralph Rainger

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8/10

An Enjoyable Pre-Code

Claire (Thelma Todd) and Gerald (Roland Young) are carrying on a rather heated affair, but just as they are about to go away together to Venice, Claire's javelin-throwing husband Stephen (Cary Grant) returns home. In order to dispel his distrust, Gerald hires a woman to pose as his wife. Germaine (Lili Damita) is a hungry young French actress who poses as a more experienced woman named Chou Chou. She vamps Gerald incessantly while Stephen is around, and she is so successful that she makes Claire insanely jealous.

This sing-songy film is a delight to watch. It is fast-paced, comedic, and filled with a stellar cast, but it is not well known today. Film collectors find it interesting because it marks Cary Grant's first screen appearance and because it is one of the few films of Lili Damita, a popular but heavily-accented French star. Her career fizzled quite quickly, but not before she appeared with stars like Gary Cooper and Laurence Olivier.

Fans of the pre-code era will enjoy this one quite a lot, as it is peppered with naughty jokes ("I was living in Cin--, I was Naughty.") and a running gag about Todd losing her clothes.