Remember the Night
Remember the Night
NR
7.3
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1940

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94m

Remember the Night

Summary

Unexpected love blossoms when an assistant district attorney agrees to take a recidivist shoplifter home so she doesn't have to spend Christmas alone in jail.

Director

Mitchell Leisen

Screenplay

Preston Sturges

Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

December 27, 2015

8

You don't have to be a horse to judge a horse show.

Remember the Night is directed by Mitchell Leisen and written by Preston Sturges. It stars Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, Willard Robertson and Sterling Holloway. Music is by Friedrich Hollaender and cinematography by Ted Tetzlaff.

A lovely heart warming tale for the Yuletide season, story pitches Stanwyck as a lady thief and MacMurray as the prosecutor who takes pity on her and takes her home to meet his family. Back stories are revealed and the chemistry between the two principals is palpable. The genius pen of Sturges provides much humour, romance and family values, while Leisen smartly directs his cast to bonzer performances. Also of note is that the director never lets the film slip into deep treacle territory, getting the various balances just right.

A must see Christmas movie across the board. 8/10

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

new year's eve
indiana, usa
court case
redemption
road trip
respect
niagara falls
falling in love
kindness
family
district attorney
prosecutor
bail bondsman
barn dance
christmas
return home
shoplifter
mother daughter relationship
man saves troubled woman