Return at Dawn

{{Infobox film | image = 1938 Retour a l aube.jpg | caption = Theatrical poster | director = Henri Decoin | producer = Joseph Bercholz | writer = Henri Decoin <br> Pierre Wolff <br> Vicki Baum (short story) | starring = Danielle Darrieux <br> Pierre Dux <br> Jacques Dumesnil | music = Paul Misraki | cinematography = Léonce-Henri Burel | editing = Marguerite Beaugé | studio = Union des Distributeurs Indépendants | released = {{Film date|1936|11|18||1947|7|31|New York|ref2=<ref name="nytreview"/>|df=y}} | runtime = 90 minutes | country = France | language = French }} '''''Return at Dawn''''', also known as '''''She Returned at Dawn'''''<ref name="nytreview">{{cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |date=1947-08-01 |title=The Screen: Darrieux Again |work=The New York Times |page=21}}</ref> (French: '''''Retour à l'aube'''''), is a 1938 French drama film starring Danielle Darrieux. The film was directed by Henri Decoin, who cowrote the screenplay with Pierre Wolff, based on a short story by Vicki Baum. The music score is by Paul Misraki. The sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. It was filmed in Zichyújfalu<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.velenceitonal.hu/adatlap/latnivalok/vasutallomas+zichyujfaluban+ |title=Vasútállomás-Zichyújfaluban. |accessdate=19 October 2017 |publisher=Velencei-tó Portál |website=velenceitonal.hu |language=hungarian |archive-date=10 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910173727/http://www.velenceitonal.hu/adatlap/latnivalok/vasutallomas+zichyujfaluban+ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mandiner.hu/cikk/20171019_szazeves_koraban_elhunyt_danielle_darrieux |title=Százéves korában elhunyt Danielle Darrieux |date=19 October 2017 |accessdate=19 October 2017 |author=MTI |authorlink=Magyar Távirati Iroda | publisher=Mandiner |website=mandiner.hu |language=hungarian }}</ref> and Budapest, Hungary.

==Plot== A stationmaster's wife must travel to Budapest to claim an inheritance, but arrives late for her train and experiences many adventures during the night.

==Cast== * Danielle Darrieux as Anita Ammer * Pierre Dux as Karl Ammer * Jacques Dumesnil as Dick Farmer aka 'Keith' * Pierre Mingand as Osten * Raymond Cordy as Pali * Samson Fainsilber as L'inspecteur Veber * Marcel Delaître as Le commissaire * Thérèse Dorny as La directrice de la maison de couture * Louis Florencie * Léonce Corne as Un ami d'Osten * André Numès Fils as Le notaire * Jacques Henley as Un ami d'Osten * Robert Ozanne as Un voyageur * Yvonne Yma * Marcelle Barry * Amy Collin * Albert Brouett as Voyageur à la couronne * Marcel Pérès as Le pharmacien * Pierre de Ramey as Un ami d'Osten

== Reception == The film premiered in New York on July 31, 1947 as ''She Returned at Dawn''. Critic Bosley Crowther of ''The New York Times'' wrote: "Do you remember Danielle Darrieux? ... [I]f she appears little changed, the explanation is simple. 'She Returned at Dawn' is a pre-war film. More than that, it is naive and foolish ... Except for the glimpse of pre-war Darrieux, there is little to see in this film. It is equipped with English sub-titles, which makes little difference either way."<ref name="nytreview" />

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0030671}} *[http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Retour_a_l_aube_1938_rev.html ''Retour à l'aube''] at filmsdefrance.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Retour a l'aube}} Category:1938 films Category:1938 drama films Category:French black-and-white films Category:Films directed by Henri Decoin Category:Films set in Budapest Category:Films shot in Budapest Category:Films based on short fiction Category:French drama films Category:1936 French-language films Category:1936 French films Category:Films scored by Paul Misraki Category:Films based on works by Vicki Baum