In Venice, One Night (French: À Venise, une nuit) is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Albert Préjean, Elvire Popesco and Roger Karl.[1][2] It was made at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. Location shooting took place in Nice and Venice.

In Venice, One Night
Italian poster
Directed byChristian-Jaque
Written byPaul Nivoix
Edmond Épardaud
Produced byGilbert Renault-Decker
StarringAlbert Préjean
Elvire Popesco
Roger Karl
CinematographyMarcel Lucien
Edited byWilliam Barache
Music byMarcel Lattès
Production
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Films Renault-Decker
Distributed byLes Films Osso
ENIC (Italy)
Release date
  • 19 November 1937 (1937-11-19)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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A wealthy man wishes to gain a divorce from his wife Nadia, so that he can marry an American woman. He hired a private detective Robert to seduce his wife and gain enough compromising evidence to secure the divorce. However Robert really falls in love with Nadia, and he turns the table on his employer by exposing him as a jewellery thief.

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.194
  2. ^ Crisp p.409

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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