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Remember the Night (1940) 7.5
Just before Christmas, Lee Leander is caught shoplifting. It is her third offense. She is prosecuted by John Sargent. He postpones the trial because it is hard to get a conviction at ... See full summary » Director:Mitchell LeisenWriter:Preston Sturges (original screenplay) |
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Lee Leander
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John Sargent
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Mrs. Sargent
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Elizabeth Patterson | ... |
Aunt Emma
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Willard Robertson | ... |
Francis X. O'Leary
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Willie Simms
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Charles Waldron | ... |
Judge in New York
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Paul Guilfoyle | ... |
District Attorney
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Charles Arnt | ... |
Tom
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John Wray | ... |
Hank
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Thomas W. Ross | ... |
Mr. Emory
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | ... |
Rufus
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Tom Kennedy | ... |
'Fat' Mike
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Georgia Caine | ... |
Lee's Mother
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Virginia Brissac | ... |
Mrs. Emory
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Just before Christmas, Lee Leander is caught shoplifting. It is her third offense. She is prosecuted by John Sargent. He postpones the trial because it is hard to get a conviction at Christmas time. But he feels sorry for her and arranges for her bail, and ends up taking her home to his mother for Christmas. Surrounded by a loving family (in stark contrast to Lee's own family background) they fall in love. This creates a new problem: how do they handle the upcoming trial? Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
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christmas | trial | shoplifting | district attorney | mother daughter relationship |Taglines:
BARBARA and FRED in 1940's first great love affair ...!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 January 1940 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Agapisa mia kleftra See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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(1937) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger
Sung by Martha Mears at the nightclub
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American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1931-1940 claims that, except for Double Indemnity (1944), this was Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray's only joint screen appearance. Fact is, they also co-starred in The Moonlighter (1953 and There's Always Tomorrow (1956). See more »Goofs
The street sign on the corner of the shop where Stanwyck tries to pawn the stolen bracelet reads "3rd Avenue" and "West 54th Street" in NYC. With 3rd Avenue being east of Fifth Avenue, which divides east from west Manhattan, the street sign should read "East 54th Street." See more »Quotes
Lee Leander: One of these days one of you boys is going to start one of these scenes differently and one of us girls is going to drop dead from surprise.See more »
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"Easy Living"(1937) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger
Sung by Martha Mears at the nightclub
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When you think of holiday classics you might not think of "Remember The Night." You may have never even heard of it. But it is a must see and as good as "Miracle on 34th St." or "It's a Wonderful life."
Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck star perfectly together (before they re-temed for "Double Indemnity.")
He is a prosecutor for the district attorney, she a shoplifter who gets caught stealing some jewelry just before Christmas. With the Christmas weekend holiday approaching, he arranges her bail so she won't be locked up over the holiday. Thinking he only did this so she would, um you know ... she shows up at his apartment as he is preparing to go home for the holiday. He convinces her that he's not after her uh ... you know.
Over dinner they discover they are both from Idaho, "how'd you like to go home for Christmas?. he asks her. He offers to drop her off at her folks on the way to his.
A road trip, comedy, drama, funny and likable supporting characters, and love and tears follow. Also, a wonderful moral to the story. All this without bit of sex, a word of profanity, violence or an explosion. This picture is for all ages. It won't offend or insult anyone.
Don't miss it.