L'Étoile de minuit

Original title: Star of Midnight

1935
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1h 30m

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William Powell and Ginger Rogers in L'Étoile de minuit (1935)

Romantic Comedy Screwball Comedy Comedy Mystery Romance

When a dancer disappears from a theater, her former lover asks lawyer Clay Dalzell to investigate, leading him on a trail of murder and deception.When a dancer disappears from a theater, her former lover asks lawyer Clay Dalzell to investigate, leading him on a trail of murder and deception.When a dancer disappears from a theater, her former lover asks lawyer Clay Dalzell to investigate, leading him on a trail of murder and deception.

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6.7/10

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Awards
- 2 wins total

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Trivia
Clay Dalzell (William Powell) has framed 8x10 photos of RKO actresses Irene Dunne and Ann Harding prominently displayed in his bedroom suite.

Goofs
When Dal and Donna find Tim passed out on the floor, Dal and his butler lift him into bed. Tim, though ostensibly passed out, lifts his head as he's being lifted.

Quotes
Clay 'Dal' Dalzell: Say, mind you, if I do go on and do this, I'm only doing it because of your mother. She's a nice woman. It must be terrible for a woman to have a daughter like you.
Donna Mantin: My mother just adores me.
Clay 'Dal' Dalzell: It would be more to the point if she spanked you. I don't mind to do it myself.
Donna Mantin: Well, this'll be new.
[Turns around, bends over, and puffs on a cigarette]

Connections
Referenced in Nocturne (1946)

Soundtracks
The Sidewalks of New York
(uncredited)
Music by Charles Lawlor (1894)
Played as part of the music score

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8/10

Powell's apartment

As previous commenters have said, this is a slight but fun reworking of The Thin Man. It's a fun way to spend a couple of hours. There's plenty of sizzle between Powell and Rogers (of course, Ginger's no Myrna, though). The plot is slight, but who really cares?

Check out the set design for Powell's apartment -- it's classic 30's luxury. The bathroom alone is worth watching for. It could fit in to any modern McMansion easily. This is an RKO picture, but I thought the sets were every bit as good as the ones that Cedric Gibbons and Edwin Willis were doing over at MGM during the same period.

Kudos also to the costume design. Ginger Rogers changes outfits more times than I could count. Powell, of course, looks elegant even in a bathrobe, but surely no star ever looked as good as he did in white tie.