One Exciting Night is a 1944 British musical comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Vera Lynn, Donald Stewart and Mary Clare. The film was also known as You Can't Do Without Love.[1] The screenplay concerns a female singer who becomes involved with a man who is the victim of a kidnap plot.
| One Exciting Night | |
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| Directed by | Walter Forde |
| Written by | Peter Fraser Howard Irving Young |
| Story by | Peter Fraser |
| Produced by | Ben Henry |
| Starring | Vera Lynn Donald Stewart Frederick Leister |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Terence Fisher |
| Music by | Harry Bidgood |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editVera Baker is an aspiring singer desperate for an opportunity to impress producer Michael Thorne. Her chance arrives at a benefit concert that is also the scene of an attempted kidnapping of Thorne by gangsters chasing a priceless Rembrandt. Vera somehow eventually thwarts the villains, and along the way manages to wow the audience with her singing.
Cast
edit- Vera Lynn ... Vera Baker
- Donald Stewart ... Michael Thorne
- Mary Clare ... Mrs. Trout
- Frederick Leister ... Hampton
- Phyllis Stanley ... Lucille
- Cyril Smith ... Joe
- Richard Murdoch ... Illusionist
- Mavis Villiers ... Mabel
- Peggy Anne ... Bessie
- Jeanette Redgrave ... Ellen
Critical reception
editReferences
edit- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | ONE EXCITING NIGHT (1944)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "You Can't Do Without Love Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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