Give Us This Night

{{short description|1936 film by Alexander Hall}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Give Us This Night | image = | caption = | director = Alexander Hall | producer = | writer = Edwin Justus Mayer | narrator = | starring = Gladys Swarthout<br />Jan Kiepura | music = Erich Wolfgang Korngold | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = Paramount Pictures | released = {{Film date|1936|03|06}} | runtime = 73 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }} '''''Give Us This Night''''' is one of five movies produced by Paramount Pictures featuring Gladys Swarthout, a very popular Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano. The studio was attempting to build on the popularity of Grace Moore, another opera singer, who had also expanded her talents into movies.<ref>[https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,770564,00.html "Cinema: The New Pictures: Jan. 25, 1937"]. ''Time''. January 25, 1937.</ref>

==Plot== thumb|Three Arch Bay in January 2015 After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman (Swarthout) whose guardian is a noted composer (Philip Merivale). They met when the fisherman evaded the police by seeking refuge in the village church. While there, they are each captivated by hearing the other singing Mass. The beautiful woman falls in love with the fisherman with the wonderful voice.

==Production background== Scenes from the film were shot at Three Arch Bay near South Laguna, California.

==See also== * ''Rose of the Rancho'' (1936) * ''Champagne Waltz'' (1937) * ''Romance in the Dark'' (1938) * ''Ambush'' (1939)

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0027680}} * [http://www.swarthoutfamily.org/Gladys/Gladys%20Movies/GiveNight.htm ''Give Us This Night'' at SwarthoutFamily.org]

Category:1936 films Category:1936 musical films Category:American musical films Category:American black-and-white films Category:Films directed by Alexander Hall Category:Paramount Pictures films Category:1936 American films Category:1936 English-language films Category:English-language musical films