Good night mary
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Good night mary |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1950 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Helmut Weiss |
| script |
Maria von der Osten-Sacken Peter Francke |
| production |
Hans Tost for Dornas-Film GmbH, Munich |
| music | Adolf Steimel |
| camera | Erich Claunigk |
| cut | Anneliese Schönnenbeck |
| occupation | |
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Good night, Mary is a German film adaptation by Helmut Weiss from 1950 . It is based on the play Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? by E. Vivian Tidmarsh and was also shown in cinemas under the title The Troubled Wedding Night .
action
The industrialist Lawrence Vinning was only a few weeks divorced from his first wife Yvonne when he married Mary. Both of them forego a honeymoon, as Mary fears that they might meet one of her husband's numerous love affairs on the way. Instead, they go to Lawrence's estate, where Mary dresses for her wedding night. The employees of the house have different opinions about their employer's new marriage: the housemaid Betty likes the new Ms. Winning, cook Ann is loyal to the first wife and promptly cooks the first wife's favorite food in protest for the employees, while the servant Hammok rejects both wives .
Before Lawrence can go to the bedchamber, an unexpected visitor appears: Yvonne stands at the door and tells Lawrence that they may not have been divorced because her lawyers are not convinced of the validity of the divorce certificate that Lawrence had sent her by post: Lawrence filed for divorce not in England but in America. Lawrence may have committed bigamy with his second marriage . She's demanding £ 3,000 in severance pay from him, otherwise she won't leave the house. Since Lawrence has hardly any cash in the house and the banks are closed on weekends, Yvonne is forced to move into her old room, which is right next to the bride's bedroom. Lawrence postpones the wedding night until Mary falls asleep. He himself sleeps in an armchair.
The next morning, Lawrence's attorney, Frank Betterton, whom Lawrence had called that night, appears. The iron bachelor Frank tries in vain to get Yvonne out of the house. In the end, Mary sees them both and Lawrence introduces them as the Betterton couple. Mary invites them both on an outing that she had actually only planned with Lawrence. In fact, the supposed couple plays their role well and the day is peaceful, especially since Frank and Yvonne are actually getting closer. When the guests are forced to spend the night in a room, however, Frank flees after having withstood Yvonne's seductive skills. He sleeps on the sofa while Lawrence sleeps in front of his wife's bed. The next morning four people have breakfast. Mary had already seen Yvonne drive up in her car two days ago and had also met Frank on his arrival. She suspects that Ms. Betterton is actually the first Ms. Vinning and receives confirmation from gardener Tompson. At breakfast, Yvonne gossips about her first husband, while Mary complains about Lawrence's first wife. Both men in turn react indignantly to statements that concern them or that they are supposed to have made. Mary calms Lawrence down while Frank confesses his love to Yvonne. The arrival of Frank's office manager Higgs interrupts her. Higgs learned from lawyers in America that Lawrence and Yvonne's marriage was in fact legally divorced. Not only Lawrence is happy about it, but also Frank, since nothing stands in the way of a marriage between him and Yvonne. Mary, on the other hand, who has long drank friendship with Yvonne and Frank, now shows that she had long since seen through the dizziness. She wishes the future couple all the best. When Frank and Yvonne leave, Lawrence promises Mary that she will only have eyes for one woman in the future, and Mary replies that she will take care of it.
production
Good night, Mary was filmed under the working title Good night, Gloria in the summer villa studio in Neu- Grünwald . The outdoor shots were taken in the vicinity of Munich, including on the Isar . The costumes were created by Charlotte Flemming , the production design is by Fritz Lück and Hans Sohnle . The film had its film premiere on September 28, 1950 in the Planie-Lichtspiele in Stuttgart . It was released on DVD in 2006.
Ilse Werner and Curd Jürgens sing the songs in the film This night is the night of my dreams and we are both a married couple . Hans Fritz Beckmann wrote the hit lyrics .
criticism
For the film service , Gute Nacht, Mary was a "tabloid game that is not staged elegantly and quickly enough to amuse you continuously."
Cinema called the film "peplos".
Web links
- Good night, Mary in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Good night, Mary at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dr. Alfred Bauer: German feature film Almanach. Volume 2: 1946-1955 , p. 117
- ↑ Good night, Mary. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ See cinema.de