His Glorious Night (1929)
1h 20m
Running Time
September 28, 1929Release Date
His Glorious Night (1929)
1h 20m
Running Time
September 28, 1929Release Date
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Plot.
Being engaged against her will with a wealthy man, Princess Orsolini (Catherine Dale Owen) is in love with Captain Kovacs (John Gilbert), a cavalry officer she is secretly meeting. Her mother Eugenie (Nance O'Neil), who has found out about the affair forces her to dump Kovacs and take part in the arranged marriage. Though not believing her own words, Orsolini reluctantly tells Kovacs she cannot ever fall in love with a man with his social position. Feeling deeply hurt, Kovacs decides to take revenge by indulging in blackmail, spreading a rumor that he is an imposter and a swindler.
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Cast & Crew.
John Gilbert
Captain Kovacs
Catherine Dale Owen
Princess Orsolini
Hedda Hopper
Mrs. Collingswood Stratton
Nance O'Neil
Eugenie
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Krehl
Doris Hill
Priscilla Stratton
Gerald Barry
Lord York
Madeline Seymour
Lady York
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This Movie Is About.
blackmail
impostor
cavalry
Wiki.
His Glorious Night is a 1929 pre-Code American romance film directed by Lionel Barrymore and starring John Gilbert in his first released talkie. The film is based on the 1928 play Olympia by Ferenc Molnár.
His Glorious Night has gained notoriety as the film that began the aging Gilbert's rapid career decline by revealing that he had a voice unsuitable for sound.