Remember the Night

1939
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1h 34m

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7.6/10

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Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Remember the Night (1939)

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Holiday Romance Romantic Comedy Screwball Comedy Comedy Drama Romance

Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

7.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
According to director Mitchell Leisen, the role of Lee's mother was originally taken by Marjorie Main. After Main's performance proved to be far too broad and overdone, the scene was re-shot with Georgia Caine.

Goofs
The street sign on the corner of the shop where Lee tries to pawn the stolen bracelet reads "3rd Avenue" and "West 54th Street" in NYC. With 3rd Avenue being east of Fifth Avenue, which divides east from west Manhattan, the street sign should read "East 54th Street."

Quotes
Aunt Emma: [after commenting about love, even though she was never married] You don't have to be a horse to judge a horse show.

Alternate versions
There is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (Il sergente e la signora, 1945) - New Widescreen Edition RICORDA QUELLA NOTTE (1940)" (2 Films on a single DVD, with "Christmas in Connecticut" in double version 1.33:1 and 1.78:1), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.

Connections
Featured in A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)

Soundtracks
Jingle Bells
(1857) (uncredited)
Written by James Pierpont
Played in the score during the first scene of the film, as Lee is walking away with the bracelet.

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8/10

Sweet-hearted and funny; a winning combination

Now here's an offbeat Christmas classic which must be rediscovered. Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray are a pickpocket and district attorney who reluctantly fall in love over the holidays.

It's so nice to see a film with so much warmth, humor, and good will. I know miserable families technically make for much more interesting stories, but I adored seeing the tenderness and strong bonds between MacMurray's character and his family, and the way it radiated onto Stanwyck's lady thief.

Absolutely recommended by me, though with Stanwyck in the line up, I shouldn't have to tell you twice, right?