Give Us This Night
1936 film by Alexander Hall
- March 6, 1936 (1936-03-06)
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Give Us This Night is one of five movies produced by Paramount Pictures featuring Gladys Swarthout, a very popular Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano. The studio was attempting to build on the popularity of Grace Moore, another opera singer, who had also expanded her talents into movies.[1]
Plot
After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman (Swarthout) whose guardian is a noted composer (Philip Merivale). They met when the fisherman evaded the police by seeking refuge in the village church. While there, they are each captivated by hearing the other singing Mass. The beautiful woman falls in love with the fisherman with the wonderful voice.
Production background
Scenes from the film were shot at Three Arch Bay near South Laguna, California.
See also
- Rose of the Rancho (1936)
- Champagne Waltz (1937)
- Romance in the Dark (1938)
- Ambush (1939)
References
- ^ "Cinema: The New Pictures: Jan. 25, 1937". Time. January 25, 1937.
External links
- Give Us This Night at IMDb
- Give Us This Night at SwarthoutFamily.org
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Films directed by Alexander Hall
- Sinners in the Sun (1932)
- Madame Racketeer (1932)
- The Girl in 419 (1933)
- Midnight Club (1933)
- Torch Singer (1933)
- Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934)
- Little Miss Marker (1934)
- The Pursuit of Happiness (1934)
- Limehouse Blues (1934)
- Annapolis Farewell (1935)
- Goin' to Town (1935)
- Give Us This Night (1936)
- Yours for the Asking (1936)
- Exclusive (1937)
- There's Always a Woman (1938)
- I Am the Law (1938)
- There's That Woman Again (1938)
- The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
- The Lady's from Kentucky (1939)
- Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
- The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
- He Stayed for Breakfast (1940)
- This Thing Called Love (1940)
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
- Bedtime Story (1941)
- They All Kissed the Bride (1942)
- My Sister Eileen (1942)
- The Heavenly Body (1944)
- Once Upon a Time (1944)
- She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
- Down to Earth (1947)
- The Great Lover (1949)
- Love That Brute (1950)
- Louisa (1950)
- Up Front (1951)
- Because You're Mine (1952)
- Let's Do It Again (1953)
- Forever, Darling (1956)
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