One Night of Love (1934)
“You must work, work, and work.”
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The resulting film is a fairly standard “I wanna be a star and will do whatever it takes!” romantic musical melodrama, with the twist that Carminati — having recently ended an affair with an untalented but wealthy ingenue (Mona Barrie) — sets strict “work only” guidelines despite Moore living with him. Will Carminati and Moore fall for one another, even though he works her like a dog and doesn’t appear to have much charisma? I’ll leave that to you to find out. Moore’s musical numbers are a treat, so at least this is a good opportunity to see and hear her in action. Note: It’s especially touching and timely to see the impromptu balcony concert taking place during the beginning of the film, as Italians join together across apartments to make collective community music. Redeeming Qualities and Moments: Must See? Links: |
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First viewing. Not must-see – with a leaning towards ‘Skip it.’
I suppose certain opera or operetta fans could get something out of it – except that there are only two real music sequences of value for those viewers… and the rest of the time is taken up with a more-or-less feeble love entanglement. Moore’s ‘charms’ are not particularly infectious.