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Night Watch (1928 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Night Watch' is a 1928 American drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Billie Dove, Paul Lukas and Donald Reed. It was an adaptation of the dramatic 1921 play 'In the Night Watch', written by Michael Morton. The film is set almost entirely on a French warship at the beginning of the First World War. Although largely a silent film, 'Night Watch' was the first of Korda's films to feature sound effects and music but no dialogue from Vitaphone.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/N/NightWatch1928.html 'The Night Watch' at silentera.com]
Plot
On the night of August 1, 1914, Commander Corlaix of the French Navy and his wife, Yvonne, arrange a shipboard dinner for the officers of his cruiser. Afterward, Lieutenant D'Artelle asks Yvonne to stay on board with him, and when Corlaix (learning by classified wireless that war has been declared) abruptly orders her from the ship, she goes instead with D'Artelle to his cabin. The ship is sunk by a torpedo, and Corlaix is brought before the Admiralty Court on charges of incompetence. Yvonne comes forward to testify and, by compromising herself, proves her husband's adherence to duty. Corlaix, realizing Yvonne's great love for him, forgives her for her indiscretions, and they are reunited.
Cast
* Billie Dove as Yvonne Corlaix
* Paul Lukas as Captain Corlaix
* Donald Reed as Lieutenant D'Artelle
* Nicholas Soussanin as Officer Brambourg
* Nicholas Bela as Leduc
* George Periolat as Fargasson
* William H. Tooker as Mobrayne
* Gusztv Prtos as Dagorne
* Anita Garvin as Ann
Preservation status
A print of 'Night Watch' is preserved at Cineteca Italiana in Milan.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.897/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'Night Watch']
References
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