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This Is the Night (1932)
When Stephen, the husband of Gerald’s mistress, Claire, discovers a pair of tickets for their planned trip to Venice, Gerald must invent a wife to cover their tracks. He is then forced to hire a woman to play “his wife” when Stephen insists he and Claire accompany them to Venice.
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When Stephen, the husband of Gerald’s mistress, Claire, discovers a pair of tickets for their planned trip to Venice, Gerald must invent a wife to cover their tracks. He is then forced to hire a woman to play “his wife” when Stephen insists he and Claire accompany them to Venice.
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy, Romance
Written By:George Marion Jr., Benjamin Glazer
In Theaters:4/8/1932
Box Office:
Runtime:80 minutes
Studio:Paramount Pictures
Cast
Frank Tuttle
Director
Lili Damita
Germaine
Charles Ruggles
Bunny West
Roland Young
Gerald Gray
Thelma Todd
Claire Mathewson
Cary Grant
Stephen Mathewson
Irving Bacon
Sparks
Claire Dodd
Chou-Chou (uncredited)
Davison Clark
Studio Official (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Manager of Neopolitan Hotel (uncredited)
Alex Melesh
Porter (uncredited)
Donald Novis
Singing Gondolier (uncredited)
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