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One Rainy Afternoon (1936)

 -  Comedy  -  13 May 1936 (USA)
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Actor Philippe Martin and his married date Yvonne plan to neck in a darkened cinema, but he gets the wrong seat and mistakenly kisses lovely Monique, a publisher's daughter. An absurd ... See full summary »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Philippe Martin
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Monique Pelerin
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Toto
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Maillot
Erik Rhodes ...
Count Alfredo Donstelli
Joseph Cawthorn ...
Monsieur Pelerin
Liev De Maigret ...
Yvonne - Countess Live de Maigret
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Judge
Georgia Caine ...
Cecile
Murray Kinnell ...
Theatre Manager
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Leading Man
Richard Carle ...
Minister of Justice
Phyllis Barry ...
Felice (Maillot's secretary)
Lois January ...
Mr Perelin's Secretary
Eily Malyon ...
President of Purity League
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Actor Philippe Martin and his married date Yvonne plan to neck in a darkened cinema, but he gets the wrong seat and mistakenly kisses lovely Monique, a publisher's daughter. An absurd scandal results; to protect Yvonne, Philippe insists that he was simply overcome by Monique's beauty. This naturally intrigues Monique...but her nominal fiancée feels differently. French bureaucracy is broadly satirized. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

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13 May 1936 (USA)  »

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$511,383 (estimated)
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| (2005 DVD release)

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(Western Electric Wide Range Noiseless Recording)

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Prosecutor: In weaving his subtle net, he employed all the insidious devices known to his perfidious profession.
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Version of Monsieur Sans-Gêne (1935) See more »

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"SECRET RENDEZVOUS"
Music by Ralph Erwin
Lyrics by Preston Sturges
Sung by Margaret Warner and Seger Ellis
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Kissing to Be Clever
22 April 2011 | by (Earth) – See all my reviews

In Paris, "Incorrigible Philippe Martin, a rakish actor, has arrived at a darkened movie theater for a tryst with his married girlfriend Yvonne. Everything changes when he accidentally sits in the wrong seat and kisses a beautiful publisher's daughter named Monique. To protect Yvonne in the ensuing scandal, he claims that Monique's beauty was irresistible. Now Monique is intrigued, but her fiancé is anything but happy," according to the fine folks at Mill Creek Entertainment.

This is a mostly unsuccessful romantic comedy from the intriguing production team of Mary Pickford and Jesse L. Lasky. She was, of course, THE film sweetheart last appearing in "Secrets" (1933) and he was the likewise legendary former Paramount Studios boss. "One Rainy Afternoon" was the first of two films from Pickford and Lasky, both starring Ida Lupino. The second was better, but they stopped there. Interestingly, you can see traces of Ms. Pickford in Ms. Lupino's character - these parts look like they might have appealed to Pickford herself. Leading man Francis Lederer receives star-billing, but is lesser remembered today; he was a versatile and convincing actor. Everyone delivers competent, albeit uninspired, work.

Interesting, too, is that two of filmdom's very first popular players appear as uncredited extras. They are Florence Turner and Florence Lawrence, two of the movies' first genuine "STAR" actresses. Popular for several years, they were still big enough to appear in the first annual "Motion Picture Story Magazine" players poll, for 1912; Ms. Lawrence was #8, Ms. Turner was #11, and an up-and-coming Pickford appeared at #12. Pickford passed them in the next year's poll.

**** One Rainy Afternoon (5/13/36) Rowland V. Lee ~ Francis Lederer, Ida Lupino, Hugh Herbert, Roland Young


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