The Lovers of Midnight (1931 film)
The Lovers of Midnight | |
---|---|
Directed by | Augusto Genina Marc Allégret |
Written by | Carl Behr Paul Bringuier Augusto Genina Georg C. Klaren Maurice Krol Georges Neveux |
Produced by | Pierre Braunberger Carl Froelich Roger Richebé |
Starring | Danièle Parola Pierre Batcheff Josseline Gaël |
Cinematography | Roger Hubert Theodor Sparkuhl |
Edited by | Jean Mamy |
Music by | Philippe Parès Georges Van Parys |
Production companies | Carl Froelich-Film Les Établissements Braunberger-Richebé |
Distributed by | Paris-Cinéma Location |
Release date |
|
Running time | 109 minutes |
Countries | France Germany |
Language | French |
The Lovers of Midnight (French: Les amours de minuit) is a 1931 French-German crime drama film directed by Augusto Genina and Marc Allégret and starring Danièle Parola, Pierre Batcheff and Josseline Gaël.[1] It is a Multiple-language version with a separate German-language version Mitternachtsliebe also produced. It was the first sound film to be made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris.[2] It was remade as the 1943 film Voyage Without Hope during the Occupation period.
Synopsis
[edit]Marcel, a young bank clerk who has stolen money on a sudden whim is heading south to catch a ship to Latin America. On the train he encounters ruthless criminal Gaston who persuades his mistress Georgette, a singer in a nightclub to seduce and rob the clerk. However, she begins to develop sympathy for him.
Cast
[edit]- Danièle Parola as Georgette Lajoie
- Pierre Batcheff as Marcel Valmont
- Louis Zellas as Le Capitaine / The Captain
- Josseline Gaël as Fanny
- Jacques Varennes as Gaston Bouchard
- Pierre Labry as Le policier
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Powrie, Phil & Rebillard, Éric. Pierre Batcheff and stardom in 1920s French cinema. Edinburgh University Press, 2009.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
[edit]- 1931 films
- French crime films
- German crime films
- 1931 crime films
- French multilingual films
- 1930s French-language films
- Films directed by Augusto Genina
- Films directed by Marc Allégret
- 1931 multilingual films
- 1930s French films
- 1930s German films
- Films shot at Billancourt Studios
- Films scored by Philippe Parès
- Films scored by Georges Van Parys
- 1930s French film stubs