Midnight (1939)
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- Passed
- 1h 34min
- Comedy, Romance
- 24 Mar 1939 (USA)
- Movie
A chorus girl stranded in Paris is set up by a millionaire to break up his wife's affair with another man, while being romantically pursued by a cab driver.
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- 1 win.
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Cast verified as complete
| Claudette Colbert | ... |
Eve Peabody
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| Don Ameche | ... |
Tibor Czerny
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| John Barrymore | ... |
Georges Flammarion
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| Francis Lederer | ... |
Jacques Picot
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| Mary Astor | ... |
Helene Flammarion
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| Elaine Barrie | ... |
Simone
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| Hedda Hopper | ... |
Stephanie
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| Rex O'Malley | ... |
Marcel
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| Monty Woolley | ... |
The Judge
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| Armand Kaliz | ... |
Lebon
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Eugene Borden | ... |
Porter (uncredited)
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| Paul Bryar | ... |
Porter (uncredited)
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Jack Chefe | ... |
Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
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André Cheron | ... |
Train Watchman (uncredited)
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| Eddie Conrad | ... |
Prince Potopienko (uncredited)
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| Gino Corrado | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Gennaro Curci | ... |
Majordomo (uncredited)
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Billy Daniel | ... |
Roger - Stephanie's Gigolo (uncredited)
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Leander De Cordova | ... |
Footman (uncredited)
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Joe De Stefani | ... |
Head Porter (uncredited)
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Carlos De Valdez | ... |
Maurice - Flammarions' Butler (uncredited)
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| Elspeth Dudgeon | ... |
Stephanie's Party Guest with Dog (uncredited)
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William Eddritt | ... |
Footman (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Flammarions' Party Guest / Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
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Arno Frey | ... |
Hotel Desk Clerk at Ritz (uncredited)
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| Robert Graves | ... |
Doorman (uncredited)
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| Lucille Harding | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Sam Harris | ... |
Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
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| William Hopper | ... |
Flammarions' Party Guest (uncredited)
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Judith King | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Max Lucke | ... |
Doorman (uncredited)
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| Mary MacLaren | ... |
Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
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Tony Martelli | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Joyce Mathews | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Scotty Mattraw | ... |
Entree Porter at singing (uncredited)
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| Louis Mercier | ... |
Piano Playing Cabbie (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Flammarions' Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Helene's Dance Partner at Flammarions' Party (uncredited)
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| Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Ferdinand Munier | ... |
Stephanie's Majordomo (uncredited)
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| Nestor Paiva | ... |
Woman's Escort (uncredited)
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| Lionel Pape | ... |
Edouart (uncredited)
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| Manuel París | ... |
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
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| Donald Reed | ... |
Ferdinand - Eve's Chauffer (uncredited)
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Joseph Romantini | ... |
Footman (uncredited)
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| Ronald R. Rondell | ... |
Flammarions' Party Guest / Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Harry Semels | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Helen St. Rayner | ... |
The Coloratura (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Flammarions' Party Guest / Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Bert Stevens | ... |
Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
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Leonard Sues | ... |
Bellboy (uncredited)
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Michael Visaroff | ... |
Footman (uncredited)
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| Florence Wix | ... |
Flammarions' Party Guest (uncredited)
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Katherine Yorke | ... |
Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Mitchell Leisen | ||
Written by
| Charles Brackett | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Billy Wilder | ... | (screenplay) |
| Edwin Justus Mayer | ... | (based on a story by) and |
| Franz Schulz | ... | (based on a story by) |
Produced by
| Arthur Hornblow Jr. | ... | producer |
| William LeBaron | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Friedrich Hollaender | ... | (original score by) (as Frederick Hollander) |
Cinematography by
| Charles Lang | ... | (photographed by) (as Charles Lang Jr.) |
Editing by
| Doane Harrison | ... | (edited by) |
Art Direction by
| Hans Dreier | ||
| Robert Usher | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hal Walker | ... | assistant director (uncredited) / second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| A.E. Freudeman | ... | interior decorator |
Sound Department
| John Cope | ... | sound recordist |
| Charles Hisserich | ... | sound recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Farciot Edouart | ... | special photographic effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Irene | ... | gowns: Miss Colbert |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1939) (United States) (theatrical) (A Paramount Picture)
- Paramount Film Service (1939) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1939) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1939) (France) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1939) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Films (1939) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1939) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1939) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Paramount Filmes (1939) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2008) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Cinema Classics)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Showgirl Eve, stranded in Paris without a sou, befriends taxi driver Tibor Czerny, then gives him the slip to crash a party. There she meets Helene Flammarion and her gigolo Picot, who's attracted to Eve. Helene's scheming husband Georges enlists Eve's aid in taking Picot away from his wife. It works well - at first. Meanwhile, lovestruck Tibor searches for Eve. But then he learns she's calling herself Baroness Czerny.
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | You'll have the time of your LIFE at MIDNIGHT! (Print Ad-The Pilot, ((Southern Pines, NC)) 7 April 1939) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | When Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett turned in their script, the studio liked it, but felt it needed some work. The writers they hired to rewrite the script were - Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett. The studio sent them their own script to rewrite without knowing it. Wilder and Brackett simply retyped their original script and the studio loved the "rewrites" so much, they produced it with no further changes. See more » |
| Goofs | Georges Flammarion (John Barrymore) claims that the Budapest subway is the oldest subway in the world, having been finished in 1893. . The London Underground is actually 30 years older, having opened in 1863. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Midnight (Call it Murder) (2022). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Étude No.12 in C minor Op.10-12: Revolutionary See more » |
| Quotes |
Eve Peabody:
From the moment you looked at me, I had an idea you had an idea. See more » |