Give Us This Night

Give Us This Night
Directed by Alexander Hall
Written by Edwin Justus Mayer
Starring Gladys Swarthout
Jan Kiepura
Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Oscar Hammerstein II
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates
  • March 6, 1936 (1936-03-06)
Running time
73 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Give Us This Night (1936) is one of five movies produced by Paramount Pictures featuring Gladys Swarthout, a very popular Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano. The studio was attempting to build on the popularity of Grace Moore, another opera singer, who had also expanded her talents into movies.[1]

Plot

Three Arch Bay in January of 2015

After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman (Swarthout) whose guardian is a noted composer (Philip Merivale). They met when the fisherman evaded the police by seeking refuge in the village church. While there, they are each captivated by hearing the other singing Mass. The beautiful woman falls in love with the fisherman with the wonderful voice.

Production background

Scenes from the film were shot at Three Arch Bay near South Laguna, California.

References

  1. TIME Magazine - Jan. 25, 1937

External links


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