Sleeping Car (film)
Sleeping Car is a 1933 British romantic comedy film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Madeleine Carroll, Ivor Novello, Stanley Holloway and Laddie Cliff.
| Sleeping Car | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anatole Litvak |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Written by | Michael Gordon Anatole Litvak Roland Pertwee Franz Schulz |
| Starring | Madeleine Carroll Ivor Novello Laddie Cliff |
| Music by | Bretton Byrd Louis Levy |
| Cinematography | Günther Krampf Glen MacWilliams |
| Edited by | Henri Rust |
Production company | Gaumont British Picture Corporation |
| Distributed by | Ideal Films |
Release date | June 1933 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in London.[1] The film's art direction was by Alfred Junge.
Synopsis
A young French sleeping car attendant working on the trans-European Orient Express has a string of different lovers at the various stations along the line. However his world is transformed when he meets a young British aristocrat, who he asks out for a date in Vienna but has to abandon because of a lack of funds. Angry with him she returns to Paris, while he is fired for taking time-off without permission. However, discovering that due to various driving offences her stay in France will be cut short unless she marries a French citizen, she decides to marry him.
Cast
- Madeleine Carroll as Anne
- Ivor Novello as Gaston
- Laddie Cliff as Pierre
- Kay Hammond as Simone
- Claud Allister as Baron Delande
- Stanley Holloway as Francois
- Vera Bryer as Jenny
- Ivor Barnard as Durande
References
- Wood p.79
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.