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The Woman from Monte Carlo
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Wikipedia article
'The Woman from Monte Carlo' is an American pre-Code film produced by Warner Bros. subsidiary First National Pictures (with the Vitaphone logo) in 1931 and released on January 9, 1932.[http://immortalephemera.com/55860/the-woman-from-monte-carlo-1932/ 'The Woman from Monte Carlo' at 'Immortal Ephemera'] It was directed by Michael Curtiz and gave top billing to German star Lil Dagover[http://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Dagover,%20Lil/Annex/Annex%20-%20Dagover,%20Lil%20(Woman%20From%20Monte%20Carlo,%20The)_01.jpg photograph of Lil Dagover as 'The Woman from Monte Carlo'][http://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Dagover,%20Lil/Annex/Annex%20-%20Dagover,%20Lil%20(Woman%20From%20Monte%20Carlo,%20The)_02S.jpg photograph of Lil Dagover as 'The Woman from Monte Carlo'][http://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Dagover,%20Lil/Annex/Annex%20-%20Dagover,%20Lil%20(Woman%20From%20Monte%20Carlo,%20The)_03S.jpg photograph of Lil Dagover as 'The Woman from Monte Carlo'][http://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Dagover,%20Lil/Annex/Annex%20-%20Dagover,%20Lil%20(Woman%20From%20Monte%20Carlo,%20The)_04S.jpg photograph of Lil Dagover as 'The Woman from Monte Carlo'] in her sole Hollywood film.[https://archive.org/stream/variety105-1932-01#page/n17/mode/1up 'The Woman from Monte Carlo' as advertised in 'Variety' (January 5, 1932, page 16)] Leading men Walter Huston and Warren William[http://warrenwilliam.com/the-woman-from-monte-carlo-1932/ 'The Woman from Monte Carlo' at 'WarrenWilliam.com'] were listed after the title in the manner of supporting players.[https://archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume55859newy#page/10/mode/2up 'The Woman from Monte Carlo' reviewed in 'Film Daily' (January 3, 1932, page 8)][https://archive.org/stream/variety105-1932-01#page/n23/mode/2up 'The Woman from Monte Carlo' reviewed in 'Variety' (January 5, 1932, page 23)]
Cast
* Lil Dagover as Lottie Corlaix
* Walter Huston as Captain Corlaix
* Warren William as Lieutenant D'Ortelles
* John Wray as Commander Brambourg
* George E. Stone as Le Duc
* Robert Warwick as Mobraz
* Matt McHugh Chief Petty Officer Vincent
* Frederick Burton as President of court-martial
* Frank Leigh as Pilot
* Francis McDonald as Karkuff
* Warner Richmond as Fourdylis
* Reginald Barlow as Defense attorney
Other works based on the play
The play on which the film is based, Claude Farrre's and Lucien Npoty's 'Veille d'Armes' (also listed as 'Veilles d'Armes') was adapted by Michael Morton and titled 'In the Night Watch' upon its London opening on December 21, 1918 and its New York debut on January 29, 1921. The 1921 Broadway production by the Shubert brothers starred Jeanne Eagels, with Robert Warwick (playing a sixth-billed supporting character in the film) in Walter Huston's role of the husband and Edmund Lowe in the Warren William part of the lovestruck lieutenant.[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=9028 'In the Night Watch' at the Internet Broadway Database] It provided the plot line for a 1925 French silent directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and distributed as 'Before the Battle' in the English-speaking world. An American silent version was released in 1928 under the title 'Night Watch', directed by Alexander Korda, with stars Billie Dove and Paul Lukas. Three years after the release of 'The Woman from Monte Carlo',[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19320215&id=M7pRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1WkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2562,3110245 'The Woman from Monte Carlo' review ('Pittsburgh Post-Gazette', February 15, 1932, page 6)] another French version, directed by Marcel L'Herbier, with stars Annabella and Victor Francen, was released and subsequently marketed in English-speaking countries as 'Sacrifice of Honor'.
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