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This Could Be the Night

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
815
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POPULARITY
2,844
50,784
Jean Simmons, Paul Douglas, and Anthony Franciosa in This Could Be the Night (1957)
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Comedy
Jean Simmons (a school teacher) takes a secretarial job in a nightclub. The two club owners quibble about a lot, including her. Unfortunately, she develops an interest for the partner who di... Read allJean Simmons (a school teacher) takes a secretarial job in a nightclub. The two club owners quibble about a lot, including her. Unfortunately, she develops an interest for the partner who disapproves of her employment at the club.Jean Simmons (a school teacher) takes a secretarial job in a nightclub. The two club owners quibble about a lot, including her. Unfortunately, she develops an interest for the partner who disapproves of her employment at the club.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
815
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,844
50,784
    • Robert Wise
    • Cornelia Baird Gross(short stories)
    • Isobel Lennart
  • Stars
    • Jean Simmons
    • Paul Douglas
    • Anthony Franciosa
    • Robert Wise
    • Cornelia Baird Gross(short stories)
    • Isobel Lennart
  • Stars
    • Jean Simmons
    • Paul Douglas
    • Anthony Franciosa
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Trailer 3:50
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    Jean Simmons, Paul Douglas, and Anthony Franciosa in This Could Be the Night (1957)
    Jean Simmons, Paul Douglas, and Anthony Franciosa in This Could Be the Night (1957)
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    Jean Simmons and Paul Douglas in This Could Be the Night (1957)
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    Jean Simmons, Paul Douglas, and Anthony Franciosa in This Could Be the Night (1957)
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    Jean Simmons
    Jean Simmons
    • Anne Leeds
    Paul Douglas
    Paul Douglas
    • Rocco
    Anthony Franciosa
    Anthony Franciosa
    • Tony Armotti
    Julie Wilson
    Julie Wilson
    • Ivy Corlane
    Neile Adams
    Neile Adams
    • Patsy St. Clair
    Joan Blondell
    Joan Blondell
    • Crystal St. Clair
    J. Carrol Naish
    J. Carrol Naish
    • Leon - Chef
    Rafael Campos
    Rafael Campos
    • Hussein Mohammed
    Zasu Pitts
    Zasu Pitts
    • Mrs. Katie Shea - Landlady
    Tom Helmore
    Tom Helmore
    • Stowe Devlin
    Murvyn Vye
    Murvyn Vye
    • Waxie London
    Vaughn Taylor
    Vaughn Taylor
    • Ziggy Dawit - Columnist
    Frank Ferguson
    Frank Ferguson
    • Mr. Shea - Landlord
    William Joyce
    William Joyce
    • Bruce Cameron
    • (as William Ogden Joyce)
    James Todd
    • Mr. Hallerby
    Ray Anthony
    Ray Anthony
    • Ray Anthony
    • (as Ray Anthony and His Orchestra)
    Don Anderson
    Don Anderson
    • Waiter Captain
    • (uncredited)
    Francesca Bellini
    • Flashy Woman
    • (uncredited)
      • Robert Wise
      • Cornelia Baird Gross(short stories)
      • Isobel Lennart
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Anthony Franciosa.
    • Goofs
      When Tony Franciosa visits Jean Simmons at her school, while he is outside the classroom, you can see a drawing on the chalkboard of a movie camera. (Approximately 25 minute mark). Once inside the classroom, the chalkboard the usual writings you'd see in a teaching setting.
    • Quotes

      Anne Leeds: I thought I was too much like your sister to take out.

      Stowe Devlin: Well, the content is similar, but the form is different.

    • Connections
      Featured in Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm Gonna Live Till I Die
      (uncredited)

      Written by Mann Curtis, Walter Kent and Al Hoffman

      Sung by Julie Wilson with Ray Anthony and his Orchestra

    User reviews20

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    8/10
    Flavorful Setting, Direction
    Quite a bit like the recent "Cold Comfort Farm" (though with a little more dramatic weight) in that in both a plucky, well-bred young woman plunks herself down in a hostile environment, rapidly wins her difficult new companions over and quickly whips them all into shape - without so much as breaking a nail in the process. And much like that picture, this too is great fun.

    The director, Robert Wise, has a terrific feel for the nightclub setting and a lot of affection for its colorful inhabitants - always the key for this sort of film working. It's delightfully lively, beautifully paced and works in some fine musical numbers as well.

    Marvelous cast. I love the sly, knowing look on schoolteacher Jean Simmons' face after Tony Franciosa, playing the street smart, cynical nightclub manager, comes to her rescue by breaking up a fight in her classroom. Franciosa was an intense, unselfish actor who was great at portraying inner conflict in a natural way that served the storyline, not his ego.

    The algebra test subplot (yes, algebra) is a bit of a reach, and the film seems to end somewhat prematurely, but an accomplished piece of film-making nonetheless. Leonard Maltin inaccurately describes Paul Douglas' character as a gangster when in fact, he's merely a nightclub owner who, quite understandably, comes into contact with some unsavory people.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1957 (Argentina)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 44 minutes
      • Black and White
      • 4-Track Stereo

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