One Night with You (1948 film)
| One Night with You | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Original British quad poster by Eric Pulford | |
| Directed by | Terence Young |
| Written by | Caryl Brahms (adaptation) (as C. Brahms) S. J. Simon (adaptation) |
| Based on | screenplay Fuga A Due Voci by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia |
| Produced by | Josef Somlo |
| Starring | Nino Martini Patricia Roc Bonar Colleano Stanley Holloway |
| Cinematography | André Thomas |
| Edited by | Douglas Myers |
| Music by | Lambert Williamson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £236,200[1] |
| Box office | £63,200[1] |
One Night with You is a 1948 British musical comedy film directed by Terence Young and starring Nino Martini, Patricia Roc and Bonar Colleano.[2]
Plot
[edit]A famous opera singer engaged for the lead in an Italian movie loses his identity papers and is stranded at a railway station with a young British woman.
Cast
[edit]- Nino Martini as Giulio
- Patricia Roc as Mary Santell
- Bonar Colleano as Piero Santellini
- Hugh Wakefield as Santell
- Guy Middleton as Matty
- Charles Goldner as Fogliati
- Stanley Holloway as Tramp
- Willy Fueter as Pirelli
- Miles Malleson as Jailer
- Martin Miller as Police Inspector
- Richard Hearne as Station Master
- Irene Worth as Lina Linari
- Judith Furse as Second Writer
- Stuart Latham as First Writer
- Brian Worth as Third Writer
- Christopher Lee as Pirelli's Assistant
- Andreas Malandrinos as Waiter
- Percy Walsh as Hotel Proprietor
- John Warren as First Ticket Collector
- Cyril Smith as Second Ticket Collector
- Armand Guinle as Restaurant Manager
- Ferdy Mayne as First Detective
- Tristram Butt as Second Detective
Critical reception
[edit]The New York Times called it "a limp, tedious and transparent farce hardly worth all the strenuous histrionics and singing...One Night With You, in short, is a long, dull time";[3] whereas, more recently, the Radio Times called it "An occasionally diverting British-made comedy, enlivened by a supporting cast that includes Bonar Colleano, Stanley Holloway and the soon-to-be great stage actress Irene Worth."[4]
Box Office
[edit]The film earned producer's receipts of £53,700 in the UK and £9,500 overseas.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 354. Income is in terms of producer's share of receipts.
- ^ "One Night with You (1948)". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ W, A. (21 February 1949). "At the Symphony". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "One Night with You - Film from RadioTimes".
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