Tonight and Every Night ( Tonight & Every Night )

Tonight and Every Night (DVD) (*)

$31.99

Original Title: Tonight & Every Night
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1945 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Victor Saville

Written By:
Abem Finkel
Lesser Samuels

Actors:
Rita Hayworth ..... Rosalind Bruce
Lee Bowman ..... Squadron Leader Paul Lundy
Janet Blair ..... Judy Kane
Marc Platt ..... Tommy Lawson
Leslie Brooks ..... Angela
Professor Lamberti ..... Fred, (The Great Waldo)
Dusty Anderson ..... Toni
Stephen Crane ..... Observer Leslie Wiggins
Jim Bannon ..... Life Photographer
Florence Bates ..... May Tolliver
Ernest Cossart ..... Sam Royce
Richard Haydn ..... Specialty
Philip Merivale ..... Reverend Gerald Lundy
Patrick O'Moore ..... David Long

Synopsis:

Tonight and Every Night is a 1945 musical film starring Rita Hayworth and Lee Bowman, about wartime romance and tragedy in a London music hall that was determined not to miss a single performance during the Blitz. Hayworth played an American showgirl who fell in love with an RAF pilot played by Bowman. The film was used as a Technicolor vehicle for Rita Hayworth after her success with Cover Girl. It was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Music, Original Song (for 'Anywhere') and Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture. A major highlight of the film is Hayworth in the 'You Excite Me' number, a number often cited as one of Hayworth's best performances.

Tonight and Every Night, based on the play 'Heart of the City' by Lesley Storm, was filmed during mid 1944. Rita had recently become pregnant with daughter Rebecca Welles. This necessitated the musical numbers to be filmed first, before the pregnancy began to show. And for the rest of the film, they kept her hidden behind high furniture, looser costumes and strategically placed muffs. The film is a bit unusual but it's color and song-filled brilliance made it one of the most popular musicals of the day.

A photographer for Life magazine comes to London to do a story on a local theater troupe which never missed a performance during World War II. Flashbacks also reveal the backstage love affair between star Rosalind Bruce and a British flyer.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 25 February, 2012.

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