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One Hour with You

  • 19321932
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.5K
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Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in One Hour with You (1932)
  • Comedy
  • Musical
  • Romance
An unhappily married couple try to come between a happy one.An unhappily married couple try to come between a happy one.An unhappily married couple try to come between a happy one.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • George Cukor(uncredited)
    • Ernst Lubitsch
  • Writers
    • Lothar Schmidt(play "Only a Dream")
    • Samson Raphaelson(adaptation)
    • Léopold Marchand(French adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Maurice Chevalier
    • Jeanette MacDonald
    • Genevieve Tobin
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  • Directors
    • George Cukor(uncredited)
    • Ernst Lubitsch
  • Writers
    • Lothar Schmidt(play "Only a Dream")
    • Samson Raphaelson(adaptation)
    • Léopold Marchand(French adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Maurice Chevalier
    • Jeanette MacDonald
    • Genevieve Tobin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, and Genevieve Tobin in One Hour with You (1932)
    One Hour with You (1932)
    Jeanette MacDonald in One Hour with You (1932)
    Jeanette MacDonald in One Hour with You (1932)
    Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in One Hour with You (1932)
    Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in One Hour with You (1932)
    Jeanette MacDonald in One Hour with You (1932)
    Jeanette MacDonald in One Hour with You (1932)
    Jeanette MacDonald in One Hour with You (1932)
    Maurice Chevalier, Charles Coleman, Lili Damita, Josephine Dunn, Pierre Etchepare, Ernest Ferny, Jeanette MacDonald, Charles Ruggles, Genevieve Tobin, and Roland Young in One Hour with You (1932)
    Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in One Hour with You (1932)
    Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Genevieve Tobin, and Roland Young in One Hour with You (1932)

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    Maurice Chevalier
    Maurice Chevalier
    • Dr. Andre Bertieras Dr. Andre Bertier
    Jeanette MacDonald
    Jeanette MacDonald
    • Colette Bertieras Colette Bertier
    Genevieve Tobin
    Genevieve Tobin
    • Mitzi Olivieras Mitzi Olivier
    Lili Damita
    Lili Damita
    • Mitzi Olivieras Mitzi Olivier
    Pierre Etchepare
    • Adolpheas Adolphe
    Charles Ruggles
    Charles Ruggles
    • Adolphas Adolph
    Ernest Ferny
    • Le professeur Olivieras Le professeur Olivier
    Roland Young
    Roland Young
    • Professor Olivieras Professor Olivier
    André Cheron
    • Le commissaire de policeas Le commissaire de police
    Josephine Dunn
    Josephine Dunn
    • Mademoiselle Martelas Mademoiselle Martel
    Richard Carle
    Richard Carle
    • Henri Dornier - Private Detectiveas Henri Dornier - Private Detective
    Barbara Leonard
    Barbara Leonard
    • Mitzi's Maidas Mitzi's Maid
    George Barbier
    George Barbier
    • Police Commissioneras Police Commissioner
    Sheila Bromley
    Sheila Bromley
    • Colette's Downstairs Maidas Colette's Downstairs Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Byron
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Chefe
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Lita Chevret
    Lita Chevret
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Coleman
    Charles Coleman
    • Marcelas Marcel
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • George Cukor(uncredited)
      • Ernst Lubitsch
    • Writers
      • Lothar Schmidt(play "Only a Dream") (play)
      • Samson Raphaelson(adaptation)
      • Léopold Marchand(French adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      A French-language version of the film ("One More Hour With You") was filmed simultaneously. Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald (who both spoke French fluently) played the same parts as in the English version, and Lili Damita replaced Genevieve Tobin.
    • Quotes

      Professor Olivier: In Switzerland they have a very peculiar law. When a husband shoots his wife, they put him in jail.

    • Alternate versions
      Original release prints of "One Hour With You" contained a number of scenes tinted in amber and blue (for interior and exterior night-time scenes). These tints were restored by UCLA, and the tinted version of the film was used in the laserdisc release "The Lubitsch Touch".
    • Connections
      Referenced in Hollywood: City of Celluloid (1932)
    • Soundtracks
      One Hour with You
      (Une Heure près de Toi)

      Music by Richard A. Whiting

      English lyrics by Leo Robin

      French lyrics by André Hornez

      Performed by The Coconut Orchestra with vocal by Donald Novis

      Sung by Genevieve Tobin and Maurice Chevalier

      Sung by Charlie Ruggles and Jeanette MacDonald

      Sung by Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald

    User reviews35

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    But Oh That Mitzi....
    In the second of the four Chevalier - MacDonald films the leads are a married couple (Chevalier is a upper class doctor, of all things) who are happy together. In fact they are first seen preparing for their anniversary party. Both have friends who can spoil this. Chevalier's closest friend is Charlie Ruggles, who secretly loves MacDonald (but who is usually too nervous or intense to get anywhere with her - if she were interested). MacDonald is close to an old school friend, Genevieve Tobin, who is a continuous flirt (one can even consider her a nymphomaniac). She is married to Roland Young, but their marriage is on the rocks because of her affairs (his too - he wants to marry their maid). So MacDonald invites her friend into her home, and Tobin soon is being coquettish towards Chevalier. When she returns home, she asks him to see her on a professional (i.e. medical) problem, and proceeds to try to seduce him. This upsets Chevalier, who tries to remain faithful to MacDonald, but she (blind as she is to what Tobin is doing) insists he help her friend. Young is delighted. He is closing in on a divorce with Tobin. Finally, being weak, Chevalier gives in. MacDonald learns of this, and turns to Ruggles (!). And the film is set for some kind of resolution of these problems in sexual politics.

    The music is best recalled for the title tune, "One Hour With You". It would pop up for years in Paramount film musicals (in DUCK SOUP, it is played in the sequence when Harpo Marx is doing a "Paul Revere" ride to rally the countryside, only to stop at his girlfriend's for "one hour with her."). It also appeared as the national love song of Klopstokia in MILLION DOLLAR LEGS, with Jack Oakie singing the words, "Woof bootle gik..." instead of the original words to it. However, the number that gets me is the one mentioned in the "Summary" line, which Chevalier sings to explain to the audience his dilemma regarding his loyalties to his wife versus the fascination of the beguiling Tobin. In all of his films in the 1930s he would sing some tune that dealt with the heroine or another woman: "Mimi" in LOVE ME TONIGHT is an example, as is "Louise". "MITZI" is another example of this.

    The Lubitsch touch is shown throughout. One of the best moments is when Ruggles is talking to MacDonald about attending a party at their home, and learns it is a dinner party, not the costume party he is dressed for. He turns to his butler, and demands to know why he told Ruggles it was a costume party. "Oh sir," says the giggling butler, "I so wanted to see you in tights!" With bits like that sprinkled about, this film is a small treasure.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Jedan sat ljubavi
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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