The Lovers of Midnight (1931 film) explained

The Lovers of Midnight
Director:Augusto Genina
Marc Allégret
Producer:Pierre Braunberger
Carl Froelich
Roger Richebé
Starring:Danièle Parola
Pierre Batcheff
Josseline Gaël
Music:Philippe Parès
Georges Van Parys
Cinematography:Roger Hubert
Theodor Sparkuhl
Editing:Jean Mamy
Studio:Carl Froelich-Film
Les Établissements Braunberger-Richebé
Distributor:Paris-Cinéma Location
Runtime:109 minutes
Country: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

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Rège p.285
  2. Powrie & Rebillard p.16