''Open All Night'' is a 1924 American
silent comedy film
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produced by
Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company formed on June 28, 1916, from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company—originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays—and ...
and released by
Paramount Pictures.
Paul Bern
Paul Bern (born Paul Levy; December 3, 1889September 5, 1932) was a German-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he became the assistant to Irving Thalberg. He helped launch the career of Jean Harl ...
, better known as a writer and later husband of
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress. Known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the ...
, directed and
Viola Dana
Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath; June 26, 1897 – July 3, 1987) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent films. She appeared in over 100 films, but was unable to make the transition to sound films.
Early lif ...
,
Jetta Goudal
Jetta Goudal (, born Julie Henriette Goudeket; July 12, 1891 – January 14, 1985) was a Dutch-American actress, successful in Hollywood films of the silent film era.
Early life
Goudal was born on July 12, 1891, the daughter of Geertruida (' ...
, and
Raymond Griffith
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starred. The screenplay is based on
Paul Morand
Paul Morand (13 March 1888 – 24 July 1976) was a French author whose short stories and novellas were lauded for their style, wit and descriptive power. His most productive literary period was the interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s. He was mu ...
's 1922 short story collection ''
Open All Night''. Actors Viola Dana and "Lefty" Flynn would soon marry after this film.
Cast
Preservation
''Open All Night'' is an extant film at the
Library of Congress
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,
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the ar ...
,
George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection
The George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection in Rochester, New York comprises about 28,000 titles, including features, shorts, documentaries, newsreels, and experimental moving images. The collection is renowned for its holdings of silent f ...
, and Cineteca Del Friuli.
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Open All Night''
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References
External links
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1924 films
American silent feature films
Famous Players-Lasky films
Films based on short fiction
Films based on works by Paul Morand
Paramount Pictures films
1924 comedy films
Silent American comedy films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films
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