{"id":4192,"date":"2007-09-11T11:49:17","date_gmt":"2007-09-11T18:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4192"},"modified":"2021-02-02T10:43:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T17:43:44","slug":"one-hour-with-you-1932","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4192","title":{"rendered":"One Hour With You (1932)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;My wife thinks I am a darling, and my wife&#8217;s friend thinks I&#8217;m cute. It&#8217;s a terrible situation &#8212; but I am determined not to weaken. We&#8217;ll see!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/One-Hour-With-You-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/One-Hour-With-You-Poster-193x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-68056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/One-Hour-With-You-Poster-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/One-Hour-With-You-Poster-660x1024.png 660w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/One-Hour-With-You-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/One-Hour-With-You-Poster-174x270.png 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/One-Hour-With-You-Poster.png 723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA happily married man (Maurice Chevalier) finds himself seduced by his wife&#8217;s flirtatious friend Mitzi (Genevieve Tobin); meanwhile, his unsuspecting wife (Jeanette MacDonald) is pursued by their friend Adolph (Charles Ruggles), and Mitzi&#8217;s suspicious husband (Roland Young) has his wife followed.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ernst Lubitsch Films<\/li>\n<li>George Cukor Films<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Jeanette MacDonald Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Maurice Chevalier Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptation<\/li>\n<li>Roland Young Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis frothy musical romance &#8212; a remake of director Ernst Lubitsch&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=25192\"><em>The Marriage Circle<\/em> (1924)<\/a> (both were based on Lothar Schmidt&#8217;s play <em>Only a Dream<\/em>) &#8212; was the third onscreen pairing of Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald, who also co-starred together in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=20580\"><em>The Love Parade<\/em> (1929)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39826\"><em>Love Me Tonight<\/em> (1932)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38706\"><em>The Merry Widow<\/em> (1934)<\/a>. <em>One Hour With You<\/em> is primarily notable for its popular theme song (which today comes across as rather forgettable), intermittent use of rhyming couplets in the dialogue, and several to-the-camera asides by Chevalier (who &#8212; being such an eminently <em>likable <\/em>fellow &#8212; is portrayed as merely a gullible pawn in the hands of scheming Mitzi). Indeed, Mitzi &#8212; a backstabbing woman who continues to gleefully pursue Chevalier despite learning that he is her best friend&#8217;s husband &#8212; is the true &#8220;villain&#8221; of the film; unfortunately, we&#8217;re never given the satisfaction of a meaningful confrontation between the two women. Also frustrating is how similar two of the leading actors &#8212; Ruggles and Young &#8212; look; at times I&#8217;ll admit I got them confused. Ultimately, <em>One Hour With You<\/em> remains little more than a minor romantic souffle, entertaining while it lasts but nothing more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Though George Cukor was formally hired to direct this film, producer Ernst Lubitsch ordered so many scenes to be reshot that he&#8217;s given co-directing credit. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chevalier and MacDonald&#8217;s easy, natural banter together<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/One-Hour-With-You-Banter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/One-Hour-With-You-Banter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/One-Hour-With-You-Banter.jpg 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/One-Hour-With-You-Banter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/One-Hour-With-You-Banter-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/One-Hour-With-You-Banter-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, unless you&#8217;re a die-hard Jeanette MacDonald fan (as so many apparently are &#8212; click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeanettemacdonaldfanclub.com\/\">here<\/a> to read about her international fan club.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0023303\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1932\/03\/24\/archives\/m-chevalier-again.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/one-hour-with-you\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;My wife thinks I am a darling, and my wife&#8217;s friend thinks I&#8217;m cute. It&#8217;s a terrible situation &#8212; but I am determined not to weaken. We&#8217;ll see!&#8221; Synopsis: A happily married man (Maurice Chevalier) finds himself seduced by his wife&#8217;s flirtatious friend Mitzi (Genevieve Tobin); meanwhile, his unsuspecting wife (Jeanette MacDonald) is pursued by their friend Adolph (Charles Ruggles), and Mitzi&#8217;s suspicious husband (Roland Young) has his wife followed. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ernst Lubitsch Films George Cukor&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4192\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4192"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68061,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4192\/revisions\/68061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}