A Night of Magic (1944)

A British playboy, who just happens to be in possession of an ancient sarcophagus (it's sitting in his mansion living room), discovers there's a 3000-year old Egyptian princess inside--... See full summary »

Director:

Herbert Wynne

Writer:

Eversley Bracken (script)

Stars:

Robert Griffith, Gerald Pring, Billy 'Uke' Scott

Cast

Credited cast:
Robert Griffith	...	Reggie
Gerald Pring	...	Wilkins
Billy 'Uke' Scott	...	Billy (as Billy Scott)
Marian Olive	...	Princess Raviola (as Marion Olive)
Elsa Tee	...	Paula
Edith Trent	...	Madam
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
The Broadway Boys	...	(specialty)
Vera Bradley	...	(specialty)
Dot Delvaine	...	Specialty
Gordon Ray Girls	...	(specialty)

Storyline

A British playboy, who just happens to be in possession of an ancient sarcophagus (it's sitting in his mansion living room), discovers there's a 3000-year old Egyptian princess inside--alive! She pops out one evening and the two of them go out on the town for an unforgettable night of romance and song.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Musical

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Nettlefold Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Berkeley Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

How Young Is Too Young For Love
Written and Composed by Billy 'Uke' Scott (as Billy Scott)

User Reviews

It's amazing what you can do with 4 pounds!!

By any reasonable standard, "A Night of Magic" is a simply awful film. The budget is practically non-existent, the acting frequently terrible and the plot is thread-bare at best. Mostly it's a long series of grade C stage acts. However, it is a bit fun at times in a kitschy and stupid way!

When the story begins, a man receives a cheap looking sarcophagus from his uncle. Inside is a hot woman who announces she's a 3000 year-old Egyptian princess. She seems about as Egyptian as Chop Suey--being all blonde and very British. However, the man is apparently a total moron and with no proof whatsoever, he believes her story. For the remainder of the film there are only a couple brief acting scenes and the rest consists of the stage acts--lots of singing and dancing of the low- brow variety. They also use some obviously older clips of various stage acts and clumsily throw them into the film.

The bottom line is that a few of the songs are cute, the rest are simply awful--as is pretty much everything else about this one. Fortunately, it is rather short!!