Beauty of the Night

Beauty of the Night
Directed by	Louis Valray
Written by	Arnold Lippschitz
Based on	Beauty of the Night by Pierre Wolff
Produced by	André E. Algazy
Starring	Véra Korène Aimé Clariond Paul Bernard
Cinematography	Marc Bujard Georges-Lucas Kosta
Music by	Hans May
Production company	Metropa-Films
Distributed by	Gaumont-Franco Film-Aubert
Release date	2 March 1934 (1934-03-02)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Beauty of the Night (French: La belle de nuit) is a 1934 French drama film directed by Louis Valray and starring Véra Korène, Aimé Clariond and Paul Bernard. ^{[1] [2]} It is based on a 1932 play of the same title by Pierre Wolff. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Lafitte.

Synopsis

After finding out that his girlfriend is cheating on him with another man, a vengeful Claude finds a prostitute who strongly resembles her and tricks the lover into falling in love with her.

Cast

• Véra Korène as Maryse Roy / Maïthé
• Aimé Clariond as Claude Davène
• Paul Bernard as Pierre Darfeuille
• Jacques Dumesnil as Jean Fournier
• Germaine Brière as Fernande
• Marguerite Marentie as Clara
• Nicole Martel as L'institutrice
• Andreals
• Marcelle Barry
• Fanny Lacroix
• Frédéric Mariotti
• Nizza Myris

References

1. Crisp p.397
2. Bessy & Chirat p.409

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. 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.

External links

• Beauty of the Night at IMDb