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The Wedding Night
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NR,1hr 24min
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January 1, 1935
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MGM
Synopsis: In this Samuel Goldwyn production directed by King Vidor, the studio's intent was to make Russian-born Anna Sten a star, but it didn't succeed. Sten plays Manya Nowak, a Polish farm girl attracted to Tony Barrett (Gary Cooper), a novelist with writer's block who has retreated to a Connecticut farmhouse to find his muse. Barrett's wife Dora (Helen Vinson) misses the city and returns there, while Tony decides to use Manya as a character in his next novel. They become friends, and Tony learns that her ... Full Synopsis
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Notable as the third film in which producer Sam Goldwyn tried to make a star out of Russian actress Anna Sten, The Wedding Night has enough fringe benefits in its credits-Gary Cooper, director King Vidor, cinematographer Gregg Toland-to merit a look. Sten is in truth not bad, though certainly no Garbo or Dietrich, the actresses whose exoticism and allure Goldwyn was hoping to replicate in his "discovery." ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Tony Barrett
Manya Nowak
Dora Barrett
Frederik Sobieski
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