Return at Dawn, also known asShe Returned at Dawn[1] (French:Retour à l'aube), is a1938Frenchdrama film starringDanielle Darrieux. The film was directed byHenri Decoin, who cowrote the screenplay withPierre Wolff, based on a short story byVicki Baum. The music score is byPaul Misraki. The sets were designed by theart directorSerge Piménoff. It was filmed inZichyújfalu[2][3] andBudapest, Hungary.
| Return at Dawn | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Henri Decoin |
| Written by | Henri Decoin Pierre Wolff Vicki Baum (short story) |
| Produced by | Joseph Bercholz |
| Starring | Danielle Darrieux Pierre Dux Jacques Dumesnil |
| Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
| Edited by | Marguerite Beaugé |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
Production company | Union des Distributeurs Indépendants |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Plot
editA stationmaster's wife must travel to Budapest to claim an inheritance, but arrives late for her train and experiences many adventures during the night.
Cast
edit- Danielle Darrieux as Anita Ammer
- Pierre Dux as Karl Ammer
- Jacques Dumesnil as Dick Farmer aka 'Keith'
- Pierre Mingand as Osten
- Raymond Cordy as Pali
- Samson Fainsilber as L'inspecteur Veber
- Marcel Delaître as Le commissaire
- Thérèse Dorny as La directrice de la maison de couture
- Louis Florencie
- Léonce Corne as Un ami d'Osten
- André Numès Fils as Le notaire
- Jacques Henley as Un ami d'Osten
- Robert Ozanne as Un voyageur
- Yvonne Yma
- Marcelle Barry
- Amy Collin
- Albert Brouett as Voyageur à la couronne
- Marcel Pérès as Le pharmacien
- Pierre de Ramey as Un ami d'Osten
Reception
editThe film premiered in New York on July 31, 1947 asShe Returned at Dawn. CriticBosley Crowther ofThe New York Times wrote: "Do you remember Danielle Darrieux? ... [I]f she appears little changed, the explanation is simple. 'She Returned at Dawn' is a pre-war film. More than that, it is naive and foolish ... Except for the glimpse of pre-war Darrieux, there is little to see in this film. It is equipped with English sub-titles, which makes little difference either way."[1]
References
edit- ^abcCrowther, Bosley (1947-08-01). "The Screen: Darrieux Again".The New York Times. p. 21.
- ^"Vasútállomás-Zichyújfaluban".velenceitonal.hu (in Hungarian). Velencei-tó Portál. Retrieved19 October 2017.
- ^MTI (19 October 2017)."Százéves korában elhunyt Danielle Darrieux".mandiner.hu (in Hungarian). Mandiner. Retrieved19 October 2017.
External links
edit- Return at Dawn atIMDb
- Retour à l'aube at filmsdefrance.com
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