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The Night of Nights

The Night of Nights

1939Movie⏱️ 1h 26mApproved
Drama
5
IMDB Rating
46 votes

Dan O'Farrell and Barry Keith-Trimble, two actors, prepare for the opening night of "Laughter", a new play written by Dan, by getting drunk at the Lambs Club. By the time they go on stage, they are still not sober, and end up braw...

Director
Lewis Milestone
Writers
N/A
Stars
Pat O'Brien, Olympe Bradna, Roland Young
Release Date
December 1, 1939
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Pat O'Brien
Pat O'Brien
as Dan O'Farrell
Olympe Bradna
Olympe Bradna
as Marie Alyce O'Farrell
Roland Young
Roland Young
as Barry Keith-Trimble
Reginald Gardiner
Reginald Gardiner
as J. Neville Prime
George E. Stone
George E. Stone
as Sammy Kayn
Murray Alper
Murray Alper
as Muggins
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Harold Belfer
as 1st Acrobat
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Gene Clark
as 3rd Acrobat
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Russell Collier
as 1st Attendant
Baldwin Cooke
Baldwin Cooke
as Waiter

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

melodramatheater

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Bittersweet melodrama about theatrical people of Broadway
by robert-temple-12023-04-29
8/10

"This is a very good film, despite being entirely forgotten and never before reviewed for IMDb. It has the advantage of having been directed by Lewis Milestone. The leading lady in the film, Alyce, is played by the 19 year-old French actress Olympe Bradna. She was born in Paris into a theatrical and circus family, and was born backstage between acts in Paris in the famous 19th century home of vaudeville, the Olympia Theatre, after which she was named! It is a wonderful theatre and I was there in late January before the virus lockdown for a film awards ceremony. The story of this film is both sa..."

💡 Did You Know?

One of the film's working titles was "Heaven on a Shoestring."

📖 Synopsis

Dan O'Farrell and Barry Keith-Trimble, two actors, prepare for the opening night of "Laughter", a new play written by Dan, by getting drunk at the Lambs Club. By the time they go on stage, they are still not sober, and end up braw...