| The Man at Midnight | |
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| Directed by | Harry Lachman |
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| Produced by | Manuel Chavez |
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| Cinematography | |
| Music by | René Mercier |
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| Distributed by | Les Films Armor |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Man at Midnight (French: Le Monsieur de minuit) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Jean Weber,[1] Josseline Gaël and Marcel Simon.[2] It was the French-language version of the British film Almost a Honeymoon.[3]
The film "testifies to the growing role of actors in talking cinema" according to Jacques Choukroun.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Jean Weber as Raoul de Saint-Auban
- Josseline Gaël as Arlette
- Marcel Simon as Jean
- Jules Moy as Isaac Dupont
- Odette Talazac as Poupette
- Jean Gobet as Durand-Toucourt
- Jean Guilton as the driver
- Louis Vonelly as the man
- Manzoni as the singer
- Stephen Weber as the café-concert singer
- Léon Courtois as the usher
Reception
[edit]Cinémagazine found it was "a charming comedy."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Agency, Hands. "Jean Weber". Jean Weber (in French). Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ Cook p.514
- ^ Couderc, Jean-Jacques (13 April 2015). Les petits maîtres du burlesque américain, 1902-1929 (in French). CNRS Éditions via OpenEdition. ISBN 978-2-271-07853-7.
- ^ Choukroun, Jacques (2007). Comment le parlant a sauvé le cinéma français: une histoire économique, 1928-1939 (in French). Association française de recherche sur l'histoire du cinéma. ISBN 978-2-913787-59-9.
- ^ Cinémagazine (in French). 1931.
Bibliography
[edit]- Cook, Samantha. Writers and production artists. St James Press, 1993.
External links
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