One New York Night
One New York Night (also released as The Trunk Mystery) is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Jack Conway and written by Frank Davis. The film stars Franchot Tone, Una Merkel, Conrad Nagel, Harvey Stephens, Steffi Duna and Charles Starrett. The film was released on March 3, 1935, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2] It was based on the West End play Sorry You've Been Troubled by Walter C. Hackett, which had previously been made into the 1932 British film Life Goes On.
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| Directed by | Jack Conway |
| Produced by | Bernard H. Hyman |
| Screenplay by | Frank Davis |
| Based on | Order, Please (play) by Edward Childs Carpenter Sorry You've Been Troubled (play) by Walter C. Hackett |
| Starring | Franchot Tone Una Merkel Conrad Nagel Harvey Stephens Steffi Duna Charles Starrett |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
| Edited by | Tom Held |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Franchot Tone as Foxhall Ridgeway
- Una Merkel as Phoebe
- Conrad Nagel as Kent
- Harvey Stephens as Collis
- Steffi Duna as Countess Louise Broussiloff
- Charles Starrett as George Sheridan
- Louise Henry as Ermine
- Tom Dugan as Selby
- Harold Huber as Blake
- Henry Kolker as Arthur Carlisle
Reception
Writing for The Spectator, Graham Greene praised the film as "a comedy of astonishing intelligence and finish". Greene emphasized the "witty dialogue, [and] the quick intelligent acting" of Tone and Merkel, commenting that the film felt "[bathed] in an atmosphere fantastic, daring and pleasantly heartless".[3]
See also
- Life Goes On (1932)
References
- "One New York Night (1935) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- "One New York Night". TV Guide. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- Greene, Graham (9 August 1935). "The Trunk Mystery/Hands of Orlac/Look Up and Laugh/The Memory Expert". The Spectator. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. p. 11. ISBN 0192812866.)