The Lovers of Midnight (1931 film)

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The Lovers of Midnight
Directed byAugusto Genina
Marc Allégret
Written byCarl Behr
Paul Bringuier
Augusto Genina
Georg C. Klaren
Maurice Krol
Georges Neveux
Produced byPierre Braunberger
Carl Froelich
Roger Richebé
StarringDanièle Parola
Pierre Batcheff
Josseline Gaël
CinematographyRoger Hubert
Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited byJean Mamy
Music byPhilippe Parès
Georges Van Parys
Production
companies
Carl Froelich-Film
Les Établissements Braunberger-Richebé
Distributed byParis-Cinéma Location
Release date
16 January 1931
Running time
109 minutes
CountriesFrance
Germany
LanguageFrench

The Lovers of Midnight (French: Les amours de minuit) is a 1931 French-German

Occupation period
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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.

Cast

References

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

Bibliography

  • 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.

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