''The Night of Love'' is a 1927

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

, produced by

Samuel Goldwyn Samuel Goldwyn (born Szmuel Gelbfisz; yi, שמואל געלבפֿיש; August 27, 1882 (claimed) January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish-born American film producer. He was best known for being the founding contributor an ...

, released by

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, and stars Ronald Colman, Vilma Bánky, and

Montagu Love Montagu Love (15 March 1877 – 17 May 1943) was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor. Early years Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Love was the son of Harry Love and Fanny Louisa Love, née Poad; his father was listed as accountant ...

. The screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee is based on the play by

Pedro Calderón de la Barca Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño (, ; ; 17 January 160025 May 1681) was a Spanish dramatist, poet, writer and knight of the Order of Santiago. He is known as one of the most distinguished Baroque ...

. It tells the story of a gypsy chieftain, who in revenge for the Duke kidnapping his wife, gets revenge by stealing the duke's wife.

Cast

* Ronald Colman as Montero * Vilma Bánky as Princess Marie *

as Duke de la Garda * Natalie Kingston as Donna Beatriz * John George as Jester * Bynunsky Hyman as Bandit * Gibson Gowland as Bandit * Laska Winter as Gypsy Bride *

Sally Rand Sally Rand (born Helen Gould Beck; April 3, 1904 – August 31, 1979) was an American burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress, famous for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck. ...

as Gypsy Dancer * William H. Tooker as Spanish Ambassador * Eugenie Besserer as Gypsy

Censorship

The film was banned in 1927 by Eric W. Hamilton, a

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censor, who stated: "The subject matter is absolutely immoral and the depiction in many cases is indecent."E. W. Hamilton, Hong Kong Censor to H. W. Ray, Managing Director, Hongkong Amusements, November 8, 1927, in US National Archives, Record Group 84 Hong Kong Correspondence, Vol. 388, 840.6

References

External links

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''The Night of Love'' at SilentEra
1927 films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1927 drama films American films based on plays Films based on works by Pedro Calderón de la Barca Samuel Goldwyn Productions films Silent American drama films United Artists films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{1920s-drama-film-stub