Remember the Night (1940)
Unexpected love blossoms when an assistant district attorney agrees to take a recidivist shoplifter home so she doesn't have to spend Christmas alone in jail.
- Mitchell Leisen
- Hal Walker
- Preston Sturges
Rating: 7.389/10 by 99 users
Alternative Title:
Die unvergessliche Nacht - DE
Remember the Night - US
L'aventure vient de la mer - FR
记住今晚 - CN
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 34 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: new year's eve, indiana, usa, court case, redemption, road trip, respect, niagara falls, falling in love, kindness, family, district attorney, prosecutor, bail bondsman, barn dance, christmas, return home, shoplifter, mother daughter relationship
You don't have to be a horse to judge a horse show. Remember the Night is directed by Mitchell Leisen and written by Preston Sturges. It stars Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, Willard Robertson and Sterling Holloway. Music is by Friedrich Hollaender and cinematography by Ted Tetzlaff. A lovely heart warming tale for the Yuletide season, story pitches Stanwyck as a lady thief and MacMurray as the prosecutor who takes pity on her and takes her home to meet his family. Back stories are revealed and the chemistry between the two principals is palpable. The genius pen of Sturges provides much humour, romance and family values, while Leisen smartly directs his cast to bonzer performances. Also of note is that the director never lets the film slip into deep treacle territory, getting the various balances just right. A must see Christmas movie across the board. 8/10
