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Night After Night: Directed by Archie Mayo. With George Raft, Constance Cummings, Wynne Gibson, Mae West. A successful ex-boxer opens a high-class speakeasy in what once was the childhood home of a formerly rich society girl.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Archie Mayo
- 1932-10-30
the sequence of Maudie barging into the intimate, proper and private dinner party at the night-club held by Joe for Jerry, when Maudie arrived to create havoc - she upset the proceedings and embarrassed Joe by pulling him toward herself for a kiss: "Oh Joe, it's just life to see ya.
Night After Night ★★½ 1932 West's screen debut finds her in an unaccustomed secondary role, although a prime scene-stealer. In Raft's first starring role, he's a monied low-life who opens a fancy nightclub and becomes infatuated with Park Avenue beauty Cummings.
Joe Anton (Raft) is just dazzled with Jerry Healy (Cummings) who, night after night, comes to his club to sit alone at a table, talking to no one. It seems that the stately club was once her childhood home and Joe, who is already questioning his place in society, sees her not only as a lady but also the girl of his dreams.
Successful speakeasy owner Joe Anton (George Raft) is discontented with the purgatorial repetition of his nights at the club and unfulfilled with money and ladies. He dreams of moving up the social ladder and hires Miss Mabel Jellyman (Alison Skipworth), a proper middle aged woman, to instruct him in "high class mannerisms".
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- Paramount Pictures
- Archie Mayo
Night After Night. Monday 10 September 2012. Written by GB. Time Out says. It seems strange to find the stately Mae West playing a jolly character called Maudie Triplett, and even stranger to...
Although Night After Night is not a comedy, it has many comedic moments, especially with the comic relief of West, who plays a supporting role in her screen debut. West portrays a fictionalized version of Texas Guinan and the film remains primarily remembered as the launching pad for her career.
