Remember the Night (1940)

★ 7.3 1h 34m IMDb
Comedy Drama Romance

Unexpected love blossoms when an assistant district attorney agrees to take a recidivist shoplifter home so she doesn't have to spend Christmas alone in jail.

Remember the Night

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Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck as Lee Leander/Anna Rose Malone Died 1990 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress. A film and television star, she was known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a stron...
Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray as Jack Sargent Died 1991 · Kankakee, Illinois, USA Fred MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor and musician. He was educated at Carroll College, Wisconsin, and played with a Chicago orchestra for more than a year. Then he...
Beulah Bondi
Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Sargent Died 1981 · Valparaiso, Indiana, USA Beulah Bondi (born Beulah Bondy; May 3, 1889 - January 11, 1981) was an American stage, screen, and television actress. She was twice nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award. For a guest...
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Emma "Emmie" Died 1966 · Savannah, Tennessee, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Elizabeth Patterson (November 22, 1874 – January 31, 1966) was an American theatre, film, and television character actress who gained popular recognition la...
Willard Robertson
Willard Robertson as Francis X. O'Leary Died 1948 · Runnels, Texas, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 – April 5, 1948) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in 147 films between 1924 and 1948. He was born in Runnels, Tex...
Director Mitchell Leisen
Cast Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, Willard Robertson, Sterling Holloway, Charles Waldron, Paul Guilfoyle, Charles Arnt, John Wray

Audience Reviews

John Chard 8/10 Dec 27, 2015
You don't have to be a horse to judge a horse show.

Remember the Night is directed by Mitchell Leisen and written by Preston Sturges. It stars Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, Willard Robertson and Sterling Holloway. Music is by Friedrich Hollaender and cinematography by Ted Tetzlaff.

A lovely heart warming tale for the Yuletide season, story pitches Stanwyck as a lady thief and MacMurray as the prosecutor who takes pity on her and takes her home to meet his family. Back stories are revealed and the chemistry between the two principals is palpable. The genius pen of Sturges provides much humour, romance and family values, while Leisen smartly directs his cast to bonzer performances. Also of note is that the director never lets the film slip into deep treacle territory, getting the various balances just right.

A must see Christmas movie across the board. 8/10

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