Tonight or Never Movie Review 1931

Nella (Swanson) is a young opera singer whose Venice debut is criticized for her lack of passion. So she spends the night with a nameless handsome admirer (Douglas), which does the trick. Nella is suddenly offered a contract with the Metropolitan Opera and learns that her new lover is a talent scout who arranged the whole thing and everything works out just peachy. Film is adapted from a play by Lili Hatvany, in which Douglas also starred.

Distribution

Critics' Choice Video & DVD, PO Box 749, Itasca, IL 60143, Toll-free: 800-993-6357, Email: vcatalog@ccvideo.com, URL: http://www.ccvideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 80 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Opera, Romantic Drama, Venice, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

Ernest Vajda, Frederic Hatton, Fanny Hatton

Cast

Gloria Swanson, Melvyn Douglas, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Alison Skipworth, Boris Karloff, Robert Greig

Cinematography

Gregg Toland

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Music

Alfred Newman