One Exciting Night (1944 film)

(For the silent film of the same title see One Exciting Night)

One Exciting Night
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Directed by	Walter Forde
Produced by	Ben Henry
Written by	Peter Fraser Howard Irving Young
Story by	Peter Fraser
Starring	Vera Lynn Donald Stewart Frederick Leister
Music by	Harry Bidgood
Cinematography	Otto Heller
Edited by	Terence Fisher
Production company	Columbia Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	4 December 1944 (1944-12-04) (United Kingdom) 26 July 1945 (1945-07-26) (United States)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

One Exciting Night is a 1944 British musical comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Vera Lynn, Donald Stewart and Mary Clare. The film was also known as "You Can't Do Without Love".^[1] The screenplay concerns a female singer who becomes involved with a man who is the victim of a kidnap plot.

Plot

Vera Baker is an aspiring singer desperate for an opportunity to impress producer Michael Thorne. Her chance arrives at a benefit concert that is also the scene of an attempted kidnapping of Thorne by gangsters chasing a priceless Rembrandt. Vera somehow eventually thwarts the villains, and along the way manages to wow the audience with her singing.

Cast

Vera Lynn ... Vera Baker
Donald Stewart ... Michael Thorne
Mary Clare ... Mrs. Trout
Frederick Leister ... Hampton
Phyllis Stanley ... Lucille
Cyril Smith ... Joe
Richard Murdoch ... Illusionist
Mavis Villiers ... Mabel
Peggy Anne ... Bessie
Jeanette Redgrave ... Ellen

Critical reception

TV Guide called the film a "decent musical farce."^[2]

References

↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | ONE EXCITING NIGHT (1944)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
↑ "You Can't Do Without Love Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.

External links

One Exciting Night at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Walter Forde

What Next? (1928)
The Silent House (1929)
Wait and See (1929)
Would You Believe It! (1929)
You'd Be Surprised! (1930)
Red Pearls (1930)
The Last Hour (1930)
Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930)
Bed and Breakfast (1930)
Third Time Lucky (1931)
The Ringer (1931)
The Ghost Train (1931)
Splinters in the Navy (1931)
Condemned to Death (1932)
Lord Babs (1932)
Jack's the Boy (1932)
Rome Express (1932)
Orders Is Orders (1934)
Chu Chin Chow (1934)
Jack Ahoy (1934)
Bulldog Jack (1935)
Brown on Resolution (1935)
King of the Damned (1935)
Land Without Music (1936)
Kicking the Moon Around (1938)
The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
Let's Be Famous (1939)
The Four Just Men (1939)
Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
Saloon Bar (1940)
Sailors Three (1940)
Gasbags (1941)
The Ghost Train (1941)
Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941)
Atlantic Ferry (1941)
Flying Fortress (1942)
The Peterville Diamond (1943)
It's That Man Again (1943)
Time Flies (1944)
One Exciting Night (1944)
Master of Bankdam (1947)
Cardboard Cavalier (1949)

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