I Loved a Soldier

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I Loved a Soldier
Directed by Henry Hathaway [1]
Written by John van Druten [1]
Grover Jones [1]
Lajos Bíró [1]
Alice De Soos [1]
Melchior Lengyel [1]
Produced by Benjamin Glazer [1]
Ernst Lubitsch [1]
Starring Marlene Dietrich [1]
Charles Boyer [1]
Walter Catlett [1]
Lionel Stander [1]
Margaret Sullavan [1]
Cinematography Charles Lang [1]
Edited byUnknown
Music byUnknown
Distributed by Paramount Pictures [1]
Release dates
Not release; unfinished
Running time
Unknown
CountryUnited States [1]
LanguageEnglish [1]

I Loved a Soldier (also known as Invitation to Happiness) is an unfinished 1936 American romantic-comedy-drama film directed by Henry Hathaway and produced by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] It stars Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer, Walter Catlett, Lionel Stander, and Margaret Sullavan. [3]

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The Paramount picture was intended to be a remake of Pola Negri's 1927 Hotel Imperial , which was based on a play by Lajos Bíró. Film shooting began in early January 1936 where the film was officially named Invitation to Happiness. [4] Early on into the shooting, there was an accident with a gun that injured one of the crew members and almost hit Boyer, singeing his toupée. [4] That same day, the movie's title was changed to I loved a Soldier for unknown reasons. [4]

As a result of problems with the script and on-set altercations between Dietrich and Hathaway, producer Ernst Lubitsch suspended production on the film several weeks into shooting. [4] In March, Paramount announced that they and Dietrich were "amicable and friendly" again, and production of the film would continue with Margaret Sullavan as Dietrich's replacement. [4] Recast with new actors, the film was completed in 1939 under the title Hotel Imperial . [4] No footage shot for I Loved a Soldier was used in the final film and no footage of I Loved a Soldier is known to have survived. [1]

Plot

The film tells the story of a young servant girl (Marlene Dietrich) who works at Hotel Imperial. One day, she falls in love with a known customer who turns out be a soldier (Charles Boyer), locally known as the ultimate ladies man. [4]

Cast

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References

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