| Return at Dawn | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Henri Decoin |
| Written by | Henri Decoin Pierre Wolff Vicki Baum (short story) |
| Produced by | Joseph Bercholz |
| Starring | Danielle Darrieux Pierre Dux Jacques Dumesnil |
| Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
| Edited by | Marguerite Beaugé |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
Production company | Union des Distributeurs Indépendants |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Return at Dawn, also known as She Returned at Dawn[1] (French: Retour à l'aube), is a 1938 French drama film starring Danielle Darrieux. The film was directed by Henri Decoin, who cowrote the screenplay with Pierre Wolff, based on a short story by Vicki Baum. The music score is by Paul Misraki. The sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. It was filmed in Zichyújfalu[2][3] and Budapest, Hungary.
Plot
[edit]A stationmaster's wife must travel to Budapest to claim an inheritance, but arrives late for her train and experiences many adventures during the night.
Cast
[edit]- Danielle Darrieux as Anita Ammer
- Pierre Dux as Karl Ammer
- Jacques Dumesnil as Dick Farmer aka 'Keith'
- Pierre Mingand as Osten
- Raymond Cordy as Pali
- Samson Fainsilber as L'inspecteur Veber
- Marcel Delaître as Le commissaire
- Thérèse Dorny as La directrice de la maison de couture
- Louis Florencie
- Léonce Corne as Un ami d'Osten
- André Numès Fils as Le notaire
- Jacques Henley as Un ami d'Osten
- Robert Ozanne as Un voyageur
- Yvonne Yma
- Marcelle Barry
- Amy Collin
- Albert Brouett as Voyageur à la couronne
- Marcel Pérès as Le pharmacien
- Pierre de Ramey as Un ami d'Osten
Reception
[edit]The film premiered in New York on July 31, 1947 as She Returned at Dawn. Critic Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote: "Do you remember Danielle Darrieux? ... [I]f she appears little changed, the explanation is simple. 'She Returned at Dawn' is a pre-war film. More than that, it is naive and foolish ... Except for the glimpse of pre-war Darrieux, there is little to see in this film. It is equipped with English sub-titles, which makes little difference either way."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Crowther, Bosley (1947-08-01). "The Screen: Darrieux Again". The New York Times. p. 21.
- ^ "Vasútállomás-Zichyújfaluban". velenceitonal.hu (in Hungarian). Velencei-tó Portál. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ MTI (19 October 2017). "Százéves korában elhunyt Danielle Darrieux". mandiner.hu (in Hungarian). Mandiner. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Return at Dawn at IMDb
- Retour à l'aube at filmsdefrance.com
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