Tonight Is Ours (1933)

A princess is torn between her royal obligations and her love for a handsome Frenchman.

Director:

Stuart Walker

Writers:

Noel Coward (play), Edwin Justus Mayer

Stars:

Claudette Colbert, Fredric March, Alison Skipworth

Cast

Cast overview:
Claudette Colbert	...	Princess Nadya
Fredric March	...	Sabien Pastal
Alison Skipworth	...	Grand Duchess Emilie
Arthur Byron	...	General Krish
Paul Cavanagh	...	Prince Keri of Zalgar
Ethel Griffies	...	Zana
Clay Clement	...	Seminoff
Warburton Gamble	...	Alex
Edwin Maxwell	...	Mob Leader

Storyline

A princess is torn between her royal obligations and her love for a handsome Frenchman.

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Plot Keywords:

princess | based on play

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 1933 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Queen Was in the Parlor

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

User Reviews

Sweet little story about the Princess and the Nobody

My mother recently (well, maybe not so recently) got majorly interested in the Life and Times and Films of Fredric March and found out about people who had taped his nolongeravailable movies from TV and we got this along with them and I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this one because even though it is a bit unrealistic it is full of some of the most poetically romantic speeches I've ever heard. Maybe it's just me, but every time I watch a good Fredric March movie and listen to those melodramatic love scenes I distinctly hear harps playing in the air. It's interesting to me that very often in his movies he does all the poetic speeches and the women are just supposed to gaze and reply, "Yes, dahling." The costumes are interesting, particularly the ones they wear at the beginning. Claudette Colbert's head appears to float upon a great cloud of fluffy collar, and gaudy sparkles and spangles make it even more... well... interesting.

I won't say anything about the plot but it's quite a good story even if it is a bit improbable. It would be so nice if they'd restore it and re-release it along with so many of the other good Fredric movies from way back then.

I implore you with all my heart to try to see this on TV if you can find out when it will be on. It's not very deep but it's fun to watch.