Return at Dawn (French: Retour à l'aube) is a 1938 French drama film starring Danielle Darrieux, and was directed by Henri Decoin, who co-wrote 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[1][2] and Budapest, Hungary.
| 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 date | 18 November 1936 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Plot edit
A stationmaster's wife must go to Budapest to claim an inheritance, but is late for a train and she experiences many adventures during the night.
Cast edit
- 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
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Return at Dawn at IMDb
- Return at Dawn at AllMovie
- Retour à l'aube at filmsdefrance.com
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