One Night with You (1948 film)

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One Night with You
"One Night with You" (1948).jpg
Original British quad poster by Eric Pulford
Directed by Terence Young
Screenplay by Caryl Brahms
S. J. Simon
Based on Music on the Run
by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Produced by Josef Somlo
Starring Nino Martini
Patricia Roc
Bonar Colleano
Hugh Wakefield
Guy Middleton
Stanley Holloway
Cinematography André Thomas
Edited by Douglas Myers
Music by Lambert Williamson
Production
company
Distributed by General Film Distributors
Release date
  • 25 April 1948 (1948-04-25)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited 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] It was written by Caryl Brahms and S.J. Simon adapted from the Italian film Music on the Run by Carlo Ludovoco Bragaglia.

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Plot

Giulio, a famous opera singer engaged for the lead in an Italian movie loses his identity papers and is stranded at a railway station with Mary Santell, a young British woman.

Cast

Reception

Critical

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "There is plenty of opportunity here for real rollicking fun, but, except for brief moments, the opportunity is missed. The film begins well with mime from Stanley Holloway, but from then on the plot is weighted down with heavy-handed comedy which doesn't quite come off. Patricia Roc, as Mary, gives a disinterested, completely characterless performance; and although Nino Martini has a fine tenor voice his singing is frequently interrupted and his acting is parrot-like and unimaginative. Hugh Wakefield and Guy Middleton are good as Englishmen abroad, and Charles Goldner and Bonar Colleano are great fun as excitable Italians. The music throughout is pleasant, but the comedy is stodgy and dismally slow. André Thomas's photography is excellent." [3]

Kine Weekly wrote: "he start is snappy, but the romantic plot, although approached from a comedy angle and generously festooned with tuneful songs, occasionally shows signs of wear. The finale recaptures some of the film's initial wit, but bright as the book-ends are they fail to atone for its comparatively unexciting midriff. With all its laughter and: melody, One Night With You hardly goes like a flash." [4]

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." [5]

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." [6]

Box office

The film earned producer's receipts of £53,700 in the UK and £9,500 overseas. [1] According to Rank's own records the film had made a loss of £173,000 for the company by December 1949. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ "One Night with You (1948)". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "One Night with You". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 15 (169): 60. 1 January 1948. ProQuest   1305820075.
  4. ↑ "One Night with You". Kine Weekly . 374 (2139): 16. 29 April 1948. ProQuest   2732615861.
  5. ↑ W, A. (21 February 1949). "At the Symphony". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2019– via NYTimes.com.
  6. ↑ "One Night with You - Film from RadioTimes".
  7. ↑ Chapman p 71
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