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This Is the Night

1932 · 80 min

A frothy, fast-paced romantic farce full of mistaken identities and glamorous 1930s charm.

Tagline: OOH-LA-LA! WHAT A TIME!
Overview: When Stephen, the husband of Gerald’s mistress, Claire, discovers a pair of tickets for their planned trip to Venice, Gerald must invent a wife to cover their tracks. He is then forced to hire a woman to play “his wife” when Stephen insists he and Claire accompany them to Venice.

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
deception
identity
betrayal
redemption
Places: big city
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	5
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Frank Tuttle
Written by: Benjamin Glazer, George Marion Jr.
Starring: Lili Damita, Charles Ruggles, Roland Young, Thelma Todd, Cary Grant, Irving Bacon, Claire Dodd, Davison Clark
Music: Ralph Rainger, W. Franke Harling
Cinematography: Victor Milner
Runtime: 80 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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