Return at Dawn
| Return at Dawn | |
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Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Henri Decoin |
| Written by | Henri Decoin Pierre Wolff Vicki Baum (short story) |
| Produced by | Joseph Bercholz |
| Starring | Danielle Darrieux Pierre Dux Jacques Dumesnil |
| Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
| Edited by | Marguerite Beaugé |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
Production company | Union des Distributeurs Indépendants |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Return at Dawn, also known as She Returned at Dawn[1] (French: Retour à l'aube), is a 1938 French drama film starring Danielle Darrieux. The film was directed by Henri Decoin, who cowrote the screenplay with Pierre Wolff, based on a short story by Vicki Baum. The music score is by Paul Misraki. The sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. It was filmed in Zichyújfalu[2][3] and Budapest, Hungary.
Plot
A stationmaster's wife must travel to Budapest to claim an inheritance, but arrives late for her train and experiences many adventures during the night.
Cast
- Danielle Darrieux as Anita Ammer
- Pierre Dux as Karl Ammer
- Jacques Dumesnil as Dick Farmer aka 'Keith'
- Pierre Mingand as Osten
- Raymond Cordy as Pali
- Samson Fainsilber as L'inspecteur Veber
- Marcel Delaître as Le commissaire
- Thérèse Dorny as La directrice de la maison de couture
- Louis Florencie
- Léonce Corne as Un ami d'Osten
- André Numès Fils as Le notaire
- Jacques Henley as Un ami d'Osten
- Robert Ozanne as Un voyageur
- Yvonne Yma
- Marcelle Barry
- Amy Collin
- Albert Brouett as Voyageur à la couronne
- Marcel Pérès as Le pharmacien
- Pierre de Ramey as Un ami d'Osten
Reception
The film premiered in New York on July 31, 1947 as She Returned at Dawn. Critic Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote: "Do you remember Danielle Darrieux? ... [I]f she appears little changed, the explanation is simple. 'She Returned at Dawn' is a pre-war film. More than that, it is naive and foolish ... Except for the glimpse of pre-war Darrieux, there is little to see in this film. It is equipped with English sub-titles, which makes little difference either way."[1]
References
- ^ a b c Crowther, Bosley (1947-08-01). "The Screen: Darrieux Again". The New York Times. p. 21.
- ^ "Vasútállomás-Zichyújfaluban". velenceitonal.hu (in Hungarian). Velencei-tó Portál. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ MTI (19 October 2017). "Százéves korában elhunyt Danielle Darrieux". mandiner.hu (in Hungarian). Mandiner. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
External links
- Return at Dawn at IMDb
- Retour à l'aube at filmsdefrance.com