The Lovers of Midnight (1931 film)

The Lovers of Midnight
Directed by	Augusto Genina Marc Allégret
Written by	Carl Behr Paul Bringuier Augusto Genina Georg C. Klaren Maurice Krol Georges Neveux
Produced by	Pierre Braunberger Carl Froelich Roger Richebé
Starring	Danièle Parola Pierre Batcheff Josseline Gaël
Cinematography	Roger Hubert Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited by	Jean Mamy
Music by	Philippe Parès Georges Van Parys
Production companies	Carl Froelich-Film Les Établissements Braunberger-Richebé
Distributed by	Paris-Cinéma Location
Release date	16 January 1931 (1931-01-16)
Running time	109 minutes
Countries	France Germany
Language	French

The Lovers of Midnight (French: Les amours de minuit) is a 1931 French-German crime drama film directed by Augusto Genina and Marc Allégret and starring Danièle Parola, Pierre Batcheff and Josseline Gaël.^[1] It is a Multiple-language version with a separate German-language version Mitternachtsliebe also produced. It was the first sound film to be made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris.^[2] It was remade as the 1943 film Voyage Without Hope during the Occupation period.

Synopsis

Marcel, a young bank clerk who has stolen money on a whim, is heading south to catch a ship to Latin America. On the train he encounters ruthless criminal Gaston who persuades his mistress Georgette, a singer in a nightclub, to seduce and rob the clerk. However, she begins to develop feelings for him.

Cast

• Danièle Parola as Georgette Lajoie
• Pierre Batcheff as Marcel Valmont
• Louis Zellas as Le Capitaine / The Captain
• Josseline Gaël as Fanny
• Jacques Varennes as Gaston Bouchard
• Pierre Labry as Le policier

References

1. Rège p.285
2. Powrie & Rebillard p.16

Bibliography

• Powrie, Phil & Rebillard, Éric. Pierre Batcheff and stardom in 1920s French cinema. Edinburgh University Press, 2009.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Lovers of Midnight at IMDb