''Let's Make a Night of It'' is a 1937 British musical

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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/ref> The screenplay concerns a husband and his wife, who acquire rival

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s at the same time. It was based on the play ''The Silver Spoon'' by Henrik Ege. It was distributed in America by

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the following year.

Cast

as Jack Kent *

as Peggy Boydell *

as Viola Vanders *

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as Henry Boydell *

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as Laura Boydell *

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as Count Castelli *

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as Monty * Steven Geray as Luigi * Anthony Holles as Head Waiter * Lawrence Anderson as Harold *

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as Kitty *

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as Police sergeant * Syd Wakefield as Policeman * Dan Donovan as Street Singer * Brian Michie as Compere

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1937 films British musical comedy films 1937 musical comedy films Films shot at Associated British Studios British films based on plays Films directed by Graham Cutts British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films English-language musical comedy films {{musical-comedy-film-stub