Queen of the Night (1931 Italian-language film)
1931 film by Marcel L'Herbier in Italian
Queen of the Night (Italian: La donna di una notte) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier, assisted by Amleto Palermi and Guido Brignone, and starring Francesca Bertini, Ruggero Ruggeri and Romano Calò. It was filmed in Germany as the Italian-language version of the French film La Femme d'une nuit, also directed by L'Herbier. In the early years of sound, it was common to remake films in different languages. A German-language version was released the same year, directed by Fritz Wendhausen.
The sets for the film were designed by the art directors Boris Bilinsky and Paolo Reni.
This was Bertini's first sound movie.
Cast
Francesca Bertini as La principessa Elena di Lystria
Ruggero Ruggeri as Jean Derville
Romano Calò as Il presidente del Consiglio
Giorgio Bianchi as Il tenente della guardia
Olga Berndt as Nanette
Oreste Bilancia as Rosiek
Raimondo Van Riel as Lo sconosciuto
Angelo Ferrari as L'ufficiale di polizia
Boris de Fast as Il portiere del principato di Lystria
References
Bibliography
Stefano Masi & Enrico Lancia. Les séductrices du cinéma italien. Gremese Editore, 1 January 1997.
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