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This Is the Night

1932 · 80 min · Director: Frank Tuttle

This Is the Night (1932) is a comedy, directed by Frank Tuttle. It stars Lili Damita and Charles Ruggles. The 80-minute film holds an audience score of 5.4/10.

What This Is the Night Is About

In Paris, Gerald is involved with Claire, the wife of Stephen, an Olympic javelin thrower. When the tickets for their escape to Venice fall into Stephen’s hands, Gerald invents a lie on the spot: the trip was planned as a surprise, and he has a wife of his own. He hires a woman called Germaine to play the wife who does not exist, and the four of them set off together. The lie begins to fall apart when both Gerald and his closest friend genuinely fall for her. Cary Grant appeared on screen for the first time in this film. Lili Damita, Roland Young and Thelma Todd are in Frank Tuttle’s eighty minute American comedy, completed in 1932.

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What is This Is the Night about?

In Paris, Gerald is involved with Claire, the wife of Stephen, an Olympic javelin thrower. When the tickets for their escape to Venice fall into Stephen’s hands, Gerald invents a lie on the spot: the trip was planned as a surprise, and he has a wife of his own.

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How long is This Is the Night?

This Is the Night runs for 80 minutes (1h 20m).

When did This Is the Night come out?

This Is the Night was released in 1932.

Who directed This Is the Night?

This Is the Night was directed by Frank Tuttle.

Who stars in This Is the Night?

This Is the Night stars Lili Damita, Charles Ruggles, Roland Young, Thelma Todd.

What is This Is the Night's rating?

This Is the Night holds 6.6/10 on IMDb and 5.4/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 67 out of 100.

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