One Hour with You

One Hour with You

theatrical release poster
Directed by George Cukor
Ernst Lubitsch
Produced by Ernst Lubitsch
Written by Samson Raphaelson
Based on Only a Dream (play) by
Lothar Schmidt
Starring Maurice Chevalier
Jeanette MacDonald
Genevieve Tobin
Music by W. Franke Harling
Oscar Straus
Rudolph G. Kopp
John Leipold
Cinematography Victor Milner
Edited by William Shea
Production
company
Release dates
  • March 22, 1932 (1932-03-22) (US)
Running time
80 minutes
Country United States
Language English

One Hour with You is a 1932 American Pre-Code musical comedy film about a married couple who find themselves attracted to other people. It was produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch "with the assistance of" George Cukor, and written by Samson Raphaelson, from the play Only a Dream by Lothar Schmidt. It stars Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald and Genevieve Tobin and features Charles Ruggles and Roland Young. A French-language version, called Une heure près de toi was made simultaneously, with Lili Damita playing Genevieve Tobin's role.

The film is a musical remake of The Marriage Circle (1924), the second film that Lubitsch made in the United States.[1] In 1932, One Hour with You was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Plot

Parisian doctor Andre Bertier (Maurice Chevalier) is faithful to his loving wife, Colette (Jeanette MacDonald), much to the surprise of his lovely female patients. But when Colette's best friend Mitzi Olivier (Genevieve Tobin) insists upon being treated by Dr. Bertier, it looks to many of those concerned that Mitzi may succeed where the other willing ladies failed.

Cast

Cast notes

Soundtrack

Unless otherwise noted, the music is by Oscar Straus and lyrics are by Leo Robin.

music by Richard A. Whiting
performed by The Coconut Orchestra with vocal by Donald Novis
also sung by Genevieve Tobin and Maurice Chevalier, Charlie Ruggles and Jeanette MacDonald, and Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald
music by John Leipold
sung by Jeanette MacDonald
sung by Maurice Chevalier
sung by Maurice Chevalier
sung by Genevieve Tobin
sung by Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald
sung by Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald

Production

Lubitsch was originally scheduled to direct One Hour with You, and supervised it in pre-production, but when the film he was directing before it, The Man I Killed went over schedule, Cukor was assigned to direct. Within two weeks after filming started, however, conflicts between Chevalier and Cukor brought Lubitsch back to the helm, although Cukor remained on the set.[1] Both Cukor and Lubitsch demanded sole credit for directing, and the matter ended up in court, but was settled before a judgment was rendered, with Cukor receiving a credit for assisting and the right to break his contract with Paramount to direct What Price Hollywood? at RKO.[1]

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Notes

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