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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

Be Mine Tonight (1933)

78 or 80 mins | Comedy | 18 February 1933

Cast:

Jan Kiepura, Sonnie Hale, Magda Schneider [ More ]

Director:

Anatole Litvak

Cinematographers:

Willi Goldberger, Fritz Arno Wagner

Production Company:

Gaumont-British Picture Corp.
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HISTORY

This film was released in Great Britain under its original title, Tell Me Tonight. Var notes that this film was a British reproduction of a German film by Cine-Allianz Tonfilm, with actors Kiepura and Schneider playing the same roles. Exterior footage from the original was also used. Some modern sources state that this film was a co- production by Gaumont-British and Cine-Allianz, while others consider it a German production distributed by Gaumont-British. ...

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This film was released in Great Britain under its original title, Tell Me Tonight. Var notes that this film was a British reproduction of a German film by Cine-Allianz Tonfilm, with actors Kiepura and Schneider playing the same roles. Exterior footage from the original was also used. Some modern sources state that this film was a co- production by Gaumont-British and Cine-Allianz, while others consider it a German production distributed by Gaumont-British.

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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
LOCATION
Great Britain
SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
16 Mar 1933
p. 4
Hollywood Reporter
4 Feb 1933
p. 3
Motion Picture Herald
18 Feb 1933
pp. 30-31
Variety
18 Apr 1933
p. 21
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Gaumont-British Picture Corp.
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Universal Pictures Corp.
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Anatole Litvak
Dir
WRITER
J. O. C. Orton
John Orton
Adpt and dial
PHOTOGRAPHY
Fritz Arno Wagner
Photog
Willi Goldberger
Photog
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on a story by Irmgard von Cube and A. Joseph (publication undetermined).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHORS
Irmgard von Cube
A. Joseph
SONGS
"Be Mine Tonight" and "The Things I Do, I Do for You," composer unknown.
DETAILS
Alternate Title:
Tell Me Tonight
Release Date:
18 February 1933
Premiere Information:
London opening: Oct 1932
Production Date:

Physical Properties:
Sound
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
78 or 80
Countries:
United Kingdom, United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

In Switzerland, Italian opera tenor Enrico Ferraro switches identities with a fugitive, only to fall in love with Koretsky, the mayor's adopted ...

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In Switzerland, Italian opera tenor Enrico Ferraro switches identities with a fugitive, only to fall in love with Koretsky, the mayor's adopted daughter.

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GENRE
Genre:
Comedy
Sub-genre:
with songs


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with songs, 18 February 1933, Gaumont-British Picture Corp., Ltd., Universal-International Pictures Corp.
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