Storyline
Unexpected love blossoms when an assistant district attorney agrees to take a recidivist shoplifter home so she doesn't have to spend Christmas alone in jail.
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Writers
Top Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
Lee Leander/Anna Rose Malone
Fred MacMurray
Jack Sargent
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Sargent
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Emma "Emmie"
Willard Robertson
Francis X. O'Leary
Sterling Holloway
Willie Simms
Charles Waldron
Judge in New York
Paul Guilfoyle
District Attorney
Charles Arnt
Tom
John Wray
Hank
Thomas W. Ross
Mr. Emory
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Rufus
Featured Reviews
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John Chard
December 27, 2015
8 / 10
You don't have to be a horse to judge a horse show.
Remember the Night is directed by Mitchell Leisen and written by Preston Sturges. It stars Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, Willard Robertson and Sterling Holloway. Music is by Friedrich Hollaender and cinematography by Ted Tetzlaff.
A lovely heart warming tale for the Yuletide season, story pitches Stanwyck as a lady thief and MacMurray as the prosecutor who takes pity on her and takes her home to meet his family. Back stories are revealed and the chemistry between the two principals is palpable. The genius pen of Sturges provides much humour, romance and family values, while Leisen smartly directs his cast to bonzer performances. Also of note is that the director never lets the film slip into deep treacle territory, getting the various balances just right.
A must see Christmas movie across the board. 8/10
