History Is Made at Night (1937)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Frank Borzage

Writers:

C. Graham Baker (writer)
David Hertz (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

5 March 1937 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Divorcee Irene Vail falls for a charming Parisian, but her insanely jealous ex-husband will do anything to get her back...

Plot Keywords:

Headwaiter | Divorce | Blackmail | Rescue | Restaurant

Cast

Charles Boyer	...	Paul Dumond
Jean Arthur	...	Irene Vail
Leo Carrillo	...	Cesare
Colin Clive	...	Bruce Vail
Ivan Lebedeff	...	Michael Browsky - Vail's Chauffeur
George Meeker	...	Mr. Norton
Lucien Prival	...	Private Detective
George Davis	...	Maestro

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #3101)

Company:

Walter Wanger Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in "M*A*S*H: Morale Victory (#8.19)" (1980)

Soundtrack:

Nearer My God To Thee

Most romantic film ever shot in the English language

When I wash up on that proverbial desert island with little more than a generator, a VCR (or DVD player) and a TV, I want "History is Made at Night" among the 10 films in my possession.

Someone -- film critic Myron Meisel, I think -- once described this as the most romantic film ever shot in the English language, and I completely agree.

The plot turns on some of the creakiest story points ever conceived. But no matter, because the leads are so appealing, the look of the film so overwhelmingly romantic (Borzage at his best) and the score is so warm and appropriate, that "HIMAN" is just irresistible.