You'd have to be a grump not to like this funny, sentimental blend of pathos, drama and zaniness.
Remember the Night (1940)
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Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 7
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: When Lee Leander is caught shoplifting during Christmas, the prosecuting District Attorney feels guilty for incarcerating her when everyone else is with their families. Once he realizes that they... When Lee Leander is caught shoplifting during Christmas, the prosecuting District Attorney feels guilty for incarcerating her when everyone else is with their families. Once he realizes that they come from the same hometown, he decides to put up her bail. As the two journey back to their childhood homes, the holiday spirit begins to infect Lee and she gradually changes into a loving and joyful woman. Soon, the D.A. and his criminal have fallen in love. However, when the season ends and the lovers return to court, will he throw the trial in order to keep his girlfriend out of jail? [More]
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, Sterling Holloway, Charles Waldron, Virginia Brissac, Spencer Charters, Willard Robertson, Paul Guilfoyle
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Screenwriter: Preston Sturges
Producer: Mitchell Leisen
Composer: Frederick Hollander
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Reviews for Remember the Night
Stanwyck turns in a fine performance. MacMurray is impressive as the serious-minded prosecutor, but loosens up for the comedy stretches.
Playing superbly on the personae of his leads, Leisen creates a movie of warmth and immense style, which never quite trips over into excessive sentimentality.
Perhaps this is a bit too early in the season to be talking of the best pictures of 1940; it is not too early to say that Paramount's nomination is worth considering.
The loose, graceful script is by Preston Sturges (one of his last before he turned to directing), and it partakes of a softness and nostalgia that seldom surfaced in his own films.
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