Night Shift (1944 film)

For the earlier film, see Night Shift (1932 film).

Night Shift
Directed by	Jean Faurez
Written by	Belisario L. Randone Guglielmo Usellini Nino Frank
Produced by	Julien Rivière
Starring	Gaby Morlay Jacques Dumesnil Vivi Gioi
Cinematography	René Gaveau
Edited by	Maurice Bonin Madeleine Bonin
Music by	Roger Desormière
Production companies	Francinex Consorzio EIA
Distributed by	Francinex
Release date	19 April 1944 (1944-04-19)
Running time	99 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French

Night Shift (French: Service de Nuit, Italian: Turno di notte) is a 1944 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jean Faurez and starring Gaby Morlay, Jacques Dumesnil and Vivi Gioi.^[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.

Synopsis

In a small village in Savoy, the astute night telephone operator knows all the local intrigue and cleverly manipulates them—but doesn't reveal a word.

Cast

• Gaby Morlay as Suzanne
• Jacques Dumesnil as Pierre Jansen
• Vivi Gioi as Hélène Jansen
• Jacqueline Pagnol as Marcelle
• Yves Deniaud as Victor
• Gabrielle Fontan as Maria
• Marcelle Hainia as Madame Sandoz
• Jean Daurand as René Favier
• Albert Duvaleix as Le brigadier
• Georges Pally as Monsieur Sandoz
• Robert Dhéry as Arthur, le chanteur
• Paul Frankeur as Un réparateur de ligne
• Henri Charrett as Le chef de gare
• Raymone as Joséphine, la bonne des Sandoz
• Mona Dol as Mathilde, la sage-femme
• Rolande Gardet as Odette, la fiancée d'Arthur
• Lucien Gallas as Paul Rémy
• Louis Seigner as Le docteur Renaud
• Julien Carette as Auguste Masson
• Pierre Collet as Un réparateur de ligne
• Simone Signoret as Une danseuse à la taverne

References

1. Burch & Sellier p.104
2. Hayward p.4

Bibliography

• Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956. Duke University Press, 2013.
• Hayward, Susan. Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign. Continuum, 2004.

External links

• Night Shift at IMDb