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Vintage Hollywood: Midnight

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche
with John Barrymore, Francis Lederer, Mary Astor

After losing all her money in Monte Carlo, Eve Peabody arrives in Paris with just the clothes she stands up in. A young sympathetic taxi driver falls in love with her, but Eve is a gold-digger and in no time has bluffed her way into Paris society.
Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche co-star in this sparkling comedy by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder which includes one of the last appearances by John Barrymore.
(This Week's Films: page 9)

Contributors

Screenplay:
Charles Brackett
Screenplay:
Billy Wilder
Director:
Mitchell Leisen
Eve Peabody:
Claudette Colbert
Tibor Czerny:
Don Ameche
Georges Flammarion:
John Barrymore
Jacques Picot:
Francis Lederer
Helene Flammarion:
Mary Astor
Simone:
Elaine Barrie
Stephanie:
Hedda Hopper
Marcel:
Rex O'Malley
Judge:
Monty Woolley
Source: Radio Times

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