Where Sinners Meet

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Where Sinners Meet
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Directed by J. Walter Ruben
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by Jack Hively
Music by Max Steiner
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • 18 May 1934 (1934-05-18)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Where Sinners Meet is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook and Billie Burke. It was adapted by writer Henry William Hanemann from Clara Beranger's 1927 movie The Little Adventuress , [1] which in turn was a rewrite from the 1921 British play The Dover Road by A. A. Milne. [2] The film used The Dover Road as a working title prior to its release. [3]

Contents

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Perry Ferguson and Van Nest Polglase.

Plot

Leonard and Anne drive along the lovers' road to Dover, intending to embark for Calais and go to Paris. The car breaks down and Saunders takes them to a nearby hotel, which turns out to be a residence with servants, owned by a Mr. Latimer. They are told they cannot leave for seven days so that they can see if a marriage between them will work. The next day, Anne begins to notice things about Leonard that she ignored before. Another couple in the house are about to leave after seven days—Leonard's wife Eustasia and her lover Nicholas.

Cast

Production

Producer David Lewis said the film was made to fulfil a commitment to Clive Brooks. RKO needed a project for him and Lews suggested The Dover Road, the rights for which were held by Paramount. Paramount were happy to give them to RKO. [4]

Lewis wrote, "I knew I could make a respectable film of" the play. "It was witty, beautifully written, sophisticated. Predictably, [Padro S] Berman didn’t like it much, but he essentially had a gun at his head. It was placed into production very quickly and made very cheaply, and for my money it was a funny play that made a very amusing movie." [5]

Diana Wynyard was borrowed from MGM. [6]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ The Little Adventuress at IMDb
  2. ↑ Capitol Perth Daily News , 9 February 1935, p.7, at Trove
  3. ↑ "Where Sinners Meet: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ Lewis p 53
  5. ↑ Lewis p 54
  6. ↑ Lewis p54
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