A French sleeping-car attending with an eye for the ladies hooks up with a wealthy widow and they get married. What he doesn't know is that she married him because she wants to stay in France.
Is it worth your time? Look, if you are the type who needs constant pacing and high-stakes drama, skip this one. You’ll be bored within ten minutes. But if you have a soft spot for old-school, slightly dusty black-and-white comedies where everyone speaks in polished, quick-fire sentences, you might actually enjoy the r...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Anatole Litvak
Charley Chase
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"Is it worth your time? Look, if you are the type who needs constant pacing and high-stakes drama, skip this one. You’ll be bored within ten minutes. But if you have a soft spot for old-school, slightly dusty black-and-white comedies where everyone speaks in polished, quick-fire sentences, you might actually enjoy the ride. It’s light. It’s airy. It’s almost entirely inconsequential. It’s the story of a sleeping-car attendant who fancies himself quite the catch. He bags a rich widow, thinks he i..."
Anatole Litvak, Roland Pertwee, Franz Schulz, Michael Gordon
United Kingdom
