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Remember the Night (1940) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Mitchell Leisen and produced by William LeBaron, Mitchell Leisen and Albert Lewis.

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25 Days of Christmas: Remember the Night (1940)

on Dec 14, 2017 From Journeys in Classic Film

Originally reviewed Remember the Night on December 16th, 2011 We journey back to 1940 for today’s 25 Days of Christmas film featuring two huge stars of day, Remember the Night. ?I found this movie via Wikipedia and only knew it was the first film pairing up Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck... Read full article


Screening of "Remember the Night" December 5 at the Daystar Center

By Stephen Reginald on Dec 1, 2017 From Classic Movie Man

Screening of "Remember the Night" December 5 at the Daystar Center “Holiday” Series: Remember the Night (1940)Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State StreetWhen: December 5, 2017Time: 6:30 p.m.Hosted by Stephen Reginald Remember the Night (1940) is a rarely seen holiday classic featu... Read full article


Remember the Night (1940)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 23, 2016 From 4 Star Films

I find that many of the best Christmas movies aren’t really about Christmas at all — at least not in the conventional sense that we’re so used to. Not trees or presents or lights or even holiday sentiment although those might all be there. The films that start to tease out the true... Read full article


Remember the Night (1940)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 23, 2016 From 4 Star Films

I find that many of the best Christmas movies aren’t really about Christmas at all — at least not in the conventional sense that we’re so used to. Not trees or presents or lights or even holiday sentiment although those might all be there. The films that start to tease out the true... Read full article


25 Days of Christmas: Remember the Night (1940)

on Dec 11, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

Originally reviewed Remember the Night on December 16th, 2011 We journey back to 1940 for today’s 25 Days of Christmas film featuring two huge stars of day, Remember the Night. ?I found this movie via Wikipedia and only knew it was the first film pairing up Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck... Read full article


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Quotes from

Lee Leander: That gag's so old its got whiskers!


John Sargent: You threw a lighted match into the wastebasket?
Lee Leander: Well I wasn't aiming for the spittoon.
John Sargent: You know that's called arson?
Lee Leander: No! I thought that was when you bit somebody!


Lee Leander: Suppose you were starving to death and you didn't have any food and you didn't have any place to get anything. And there were some loaves of bread out in front of a market. Now remember, you're starving to death and the man's back was turned. Would you swipe one?
John Sargent: If I was starving, you bet I would.
Lee Leander: That's because you're honest. You see, I'd have a six-course dinner at a fancy restaurant across the street and then say I forgot my purse. Get the difference?


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Facts about

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onMarch 25, 1940 with Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck reprising their film roles.
American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1931-1940 claims that, except for Double Indemnity (1944), this was Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray's only joint screen appearance. Fact is, they also co-starred in The Moonlighter (1953 and There's Always Tomorrow (1956).
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
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