Brief Moment

Brief Moment
Directed by	David Burton
Written by	Edith Fitzgerald; (adaptation); Brian Marlow; (adaptation)
Based on	S.N. Behrman; (from the play by)
Starring	Carole Lombard; Gene Raymond
Cinematography	Ted Tetzlaff
Edited by	Gene Milford
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	September 29, 1933;
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Brief Moment is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by David Burton and starring Carole Lombard and Gene Raymond. It is based on the 1931 play of the same name by S. N. Behrman.

Plot

Rodney Deane (Gene Raymond) is a rich playboy who falls in love with nightclub singer Abby Fane (Carole Lombard). Abby wants him to get a job, so he begins working for his father. She later finds out that he is not taking the work seriously and stills spends his days at the racetrack, so she leaves him. Rodney then changes his name and gets a real job. They are reunited by Abby's boss.

Cast

Gene Raymond as Rodney Deane
Carole Lombard as Abby Fane
Donald Cook as Franklin Deane
Monroe Owsley as Harold Sigrift
Arthur Hohl as Steve Walsh
Irene Ware as Joan
Teresa Maxwell-Conover as Mrs. William Deane (as Teresa Maxwell)
Reginald Mason as Mr William Deane

Reception

Brief Moment received positive reviews.[1] It has been described as 'Capraesque'.[2] Mordaunt Hall of The New York Times wrote, "An audience cannot help but be lured into a favorable reaction."[3]

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References

Gehring, Wes D. (2003). Carole Lombard: The Hoosier Tornado. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0871951670.
Dick, Bernard F. The Merchant Prince of Poverty Row: Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures. Lexington, Ky: Univ. Press of Kentucky, 1993. p. 110
Ott, Frederick W. (1972). The Films of Carole Lombard. Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0806502786.

External links

Brief Moment on IMDb
Brief Moment at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Gehring, Wes D. (2003). Carole Lombard: The Hoosier Tornado. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0871951670.

[2] Dick, Bernard F. The Merchant Prince of Poverty Row: Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures. Lexington, Ky: Univ. Press of Kentucky, 1993. p. 110

[3] Ott, Frederick W. (1972). The Films of Carole Lombard. Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0806502786.