Night in May

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Night in May
French Nuit de mai
Directed by
Written by
Produced by Günther Stapenhorst
Starring
Cinematography Friedl Behn-Grund
Edited by Eduard von Borsody
Music by Alois Melichar
Production
companies
Distributed byACE
Release date
  • 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageFrench

Night in May (French : Nuit de mai) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Henri Chomette, Gustav Ucicky and Raoul Ploquin. It starred Käthe von Nagy, Fernand Gravey and Annie Ducaux. [1] It is the French-language version of UFA's The Young Baron Neuhaus . Such multi-language versions were common during the early years of sound film before dubbing had become more widespread.

Contents

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig.

Plot

Baron Neuhaus obtains the responsibility of the police at the court of Maria Theresa. He is tasked with searching for a man who smuggled into the home of Countess Christel. But it is actually about himself, who came to thank the Countess's maid.

Cast

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References

  1. Gilles, Christian (2002). Vers le front populaire 1933–1936. L'Harmattan. p. 128. ISBN   978-2-7475-2600-5.