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Remember the Night

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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 (1940)
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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.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
5.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
29,196
4,345
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    • Director
      • Mitchell Leisen
    • Writer
      • Preston Sturges(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Barbara Stanwyck
      • Fred MacMurray
      • Beulah Bondi
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mitchell Leisen
    • Writer
      • Preston Sturges(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Barbara Stanwyck
      • Fred MacMurray
      • Beulah Bondi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 91User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore

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    Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Remember the Night (1940)
    Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi, and Fred MacMurray in Remember the Night (1940)
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    Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Remember the Night (1940)
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    Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi, Fred MacMurray, and Elizabeth Patterson in Remember the Night (1940)
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    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Lee Leander
    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • John Sargent
    Beulah Bondi
    Beulah Bondi
    • Mrs. Sargent
    Elizabeth Patterson
    Elizabeth Patterson
    • Aunt Emma
    Willard Robertson
    Willard Robertson
    • Francis X. O'Leary
    Sterling Holloway
    Sterling Holloway
    • Willie
    Charles Waldron
    • Judge in New York
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • District Attorney
    Charles Arnt
    Charles Arnt
    • Tom
    • (as Charlie Arnt)
    John Wray
    John Wray
    • Hank
    Thomas W. Ross
    Thomas W. Ross
    • Mr. Emory
    Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
    Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
    • Rufus
    • (as Snowflake)
    Tom Kennedy
    Tom Kennedy
    • 'Fat' Mike
    Georgia Caine
    Georgia Caine
    • Lee's Mother
    Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    • Mrs. Emory
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Judge at Rummage Sale
    Jean Acker
    Jean Acker
    • Jury Member
    • (uncredited)
    Ambrose Barker
    Ambrose Barker
    • Customs Official
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mitchell Leisen
    • Writer
      • Preston Sturges(original screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The portrait of the man with the crossed eyes is the same portrait used in the Barbara Stanwyck film Ball of Fire (1941).
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Featured in A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Jingle Bells
      (1857) (uncredited)

      Written by James Pierpont

      Played in the score at Christmas time

    User reviews91

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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?
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    • Dec 20, 2015

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    • Release date
      • January 19, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die unvergessliche Nacht
    • Filming locations
      • Windsor, Ontario, Canada
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $167,800
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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