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The Wedding Night (1935)

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Release Date: Mar 8, 1935 Wide

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In this Samuel Goldwyn production directed by King Vidor, the studio's intent was to make Russian-born Anna Sten a star, but it didn't succeed. Sten plays Manya Nowak, a Polish farm girl attracted to Tony Barrett (Gary Cooper), a novelist with writer's block who has retreated to a Connecticut farmhouse to find his muse. Barrett's wife Dora (Helen Vinson) misses the city and returns there, while Tony decides to use Manya as a character in his next novel. They become friends, and Tony learns that

Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.

Drama, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: King Vidor

In Theaters: Mar 8, 1935 Wide

On DVD: May 22, 2007

Cast

Gary Cooper
Tony Barrett
Anna Sten
Manya Nowak
Helen Vinson
Dora Barrett
Ralph Bellamy
Frederik Sobieski
Sig Rumann
Jan Nowak
Esther Dale
Kaise Nowak
Walter Brennan
Bill Jenkins
Miami Alvarez
Agnes Anderson
Helena
Jay Belasco
Party Guest
Robert Bolder
Doctor
Milla Davenport
Grandmother
Jay Eaton
Constance Howard
George Magrill
Alphonse Martell
Waiter
George Meeker
Gilly
Richard Powell
Truck Driver
Harry Semels
Bernard Siegel
Leonid Snegoff
Mr. Sobieski
Auguste Tollaire
Hilda Vaughn
Hezzie Jones
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
Mrs. Sobieski
Douglas Wood
Heywood
Otto Yamaoka
Taka
Dave Wengren
Violet Axzelle
Frederica Sobieski
Sig Ruman

Critic Reviews for The Wedding Night

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Weepie melodrama.

September 7, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

While there is a mild confusion about whether ing�nue Sten is mean to be a new Lombard or a new Garbo, the mixture serves the script's needs.

August 7, 2009 Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com

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Jeremy Heilman

MovieMartyr.com

A bare-bones DVD, but a forgotten 1930s melodrama worth discovering.

May 24, 2007 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Fernando F. Croce

Slant Magazine

Much of the pleasure of The Wedding Night rests in the way director King Vidor plays fair with his slight material, never condescending to its melodramatic potential while finding fresh ways to express it.

May 24, 2007 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Fernando F. Croce

Slant Magazine

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