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A successful ex-boxer opens a high-class speakeasy in what once was the childhood home of a formerly rich society girl.A successful ex-boxer opens a high-class speakeasy in what once was the childhood home of a formerly rich society girl.A successful ex-boxer opens a high-class speakeasy in what once was the childhood home of a formerly rich society girl.
George Templeton
- Patsy
- (as Dink Templeton)
Bill Elliott
- Escort
- (uncredited)
Patricia Farley
- Hatcheck Girl
- (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
- Ladies' Room Attendant
- (uncredited)
Anderson Lawler
- Lonely Drunk
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the famous scene in which the hat-check girl exclaims over Maudie's (Mae West) jewels, "Goodness, what beautiful diamonds," and Maudie replies, "Goodness had nothing to do with it, Dearie" the diamonds Mae West was wearing were real, and her own.
- GoofsA shadow of the boom microphone moves across a column to the right after Leo keeps Iris from running after Joe as he is taking Jerry out of the speakeasy to get a cab.
- Quotes
Hatcheck girl: Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!
Maudie: Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
- SoundtracksEveryone Says I Love You
(uncredited)
Music by Bert Kalmar
Played at the speakeasy when Joe makes the rounds and first spots Jerry
Also played at the end
Featured review
"Goodness Had Nothing To Do With It"
Night After Night finds George Raft as a former boxer now owner of a swank speakeasy who is looking to move up in class. A part Raft could really identify with considering his own humble circumstances.
In addition Raft is juggling three women, society girl Constance Cummings, former flapper Wynne Gibson, and the one and only Mae West.
Without Mae in this film, Night After Night would be just a routine film with nothing terribly special. But because Mae made her screen debut, the film has come down as a legend.
West is only on the screen for about 15 minutes of the film, but it's 15 unforgettable minutes. Raft is trying to acquire some culture and polish and hires Alison Skipworth to educate him in the finer arts. He brings her along to dinner with Constance Cummings to impress Cummings and Mae crashes the party.
When Paramount hired West they apparently did not know what to do with her. The part she has here as originally written is a supporting role. Remember she was a star on Broadway and wrote a lot of her own material. Mae persuaded the powers of Paramount to let her write her own lines and she wound up stealing the film.
As this was pre-Code the budding relationship of Mae to Skipworth shows more than a hint of lesbianism. As it was Mae West was quite the gay community icon, still is.
Without her, Night After Night is a routine, even substandard melodrama, with Mae it's a classic.
In addition Raft is juggling three women, society girl Constance Cummings, former flapper Wynne Gibson, and the one and only Mae West.
Without Mae in this film, Night After Night would be just a routine film with nothing terribly special. But because Mae made her screen debut, the film has come down as a legend.
West is only on the screen for about 15 minutes of the film, but it's 15 unforgettable minutes. Raft is trying to acquire some culture and polish and hires Alison Skipworth to educate him in the finer arts. He brings her along to dinner with Constance Cummings to impress Cummings and Mae crashes the party.
When Paramount hired West they apparently did not know what to do with her. The part she has here as originally written is a supporting role. Remember she was a star on Broadway and wrote a lot of her own material. Mae persuaded the powers of Paramount to let her write her own lines and she wound up stealing the film.
As this was pre-Code the budding relationship of Mae to Skipworth shows more than a hint of lesbianism. As it was Mae West was quite the gay community icon, still is.
Without her, Night After Night is a routine, even substandard melodrama, with Mae it's a classic.
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- Jul 26, 2007
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- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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