One Night at Susie's

One Night at Susie's

Theatrical poster
Directed by John Francis Dillon
Written by Screenplay:
Forrest Halsey
Kathryn Scola
Starring Billie Dove
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Helen Ware
Tully Marshall
Music by Leo F. Forbstein
Erno Rapee
Cinematography Ernest Haller
Distributed by First National Pictures: A Subsidiary of Warner Bros.
Release dates
  • November 30, 1930 (U.S.)
Running time
 85 minutes
Country United States
Language English

One Night at Susie's (1930) is an all-talking pre-code drama film released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. and directed by John Francis Dillon. The movie stars Billie Dove, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Helen Ware and Tully Marshall.

Synopsis

Helen Ware, who runs a house for gangsters, is raising the son of a dead convict, who is played by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Ware has raised Fairbanks well, making sure that he was not influenced by her gangster friends. Ware even gets Fairbanks a job as press agent. Fairbanks falls in love with a chorus girl, played by Billie Dove. When Fairbanks announces his engagement to Dove, Ware becomes infuriated because she believes that a girl of her type will urge him on to a life of crime. Her premonitions come to fruition. John Loder, who is producing Dove's show, gives her an engagement party. Fairbanks is called to work, however, and Dove attends the party alone. Loder attempts to rape Dove and she shoots him in self-defence. Despite Dove's protests, Fairbanks confesses to the murder and is convicted for manslaughter. While Fairbanks is in prison, he writes a play for Dove. Dove tries to find a producer for the play but is turned down everywhere. Knowing how much the play means to Fairbanks, she makes a deal with Claude Fleming, who is willing to produce the play only if she submits to his sexual advances. The play is a success and makes Dove a star making Fairbanks happy when he hears the news. James Crane, who had made advances to Dove's previously but had been rejected, goes to Ware and tells her everything concerning Dove's sordid affair. At first, when Ware confronts her, Dove denies everything. Dove eventually confesses and Ware promises to keep the whole affair a secret. When Fairbanks is finally released, the lovers are happily reunited.

Preservation

The film survives intact and has been broadcast on television and cable. The film was transferred to 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions in the 1950s and shown on television. A 16mm copy is housed at the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research.[1]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wcftr/filmlist/title.asp?film_id=34616

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