One Exciting Night

1944
A
1h 29m

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A young singer meets a man who is the victim of a kidnap plot, and is assumed by the gang to be his girlfriend.A young singer meets a man who is the victim of a kidnap plot, and is assumed by the gang to be his girlfriend.A young singer meets a man who is the victim of a kidnap plot, and is assumed by the gang to be his girlfriend.

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Vera Lynn

Vera Baker

Donald Stewart

Michael Thorne

Mary Clare

Mrs. Trout

Frederick Leister

Arnold Hampton

Phyllis Stanley

Lucille

Cyril Smith

Richard Murdoch

Illusionist

Mavis Villiers

Mabel

Peggy Ann Clifford

Bessie
(as Peggy Anne)

Jeanette Redgrave

Ellen

Irene Handl

Mrs. Harper

Bert Ambrose

Band Leader
(uncredited)

Grace Arnold

Woman in 'Salvage for Victory' Van
(uncredited)

Clifford Buckton

Detective at Waterloo Station
(uncredited)

Sidney Monckton

Bit part
(uncredited)

Patricia Owens

Bit part
(uncredited)

Wally Patch

Salvage Collector
(uncredited)

Charles Paton

Henry - Hotel Porter
(uncredited)

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8/10

The best film of Vera Lynn

Vera Lynn was a wonderful singer with a beautiful voice, with some great songs under her belt, her most famous being "We'll Meet Again". Stand corrected on having said about the number of films she did, only three of them had her in the lead role.

'One Exciting Night', out of her films where she played the lead, is the best of them and a big step up from her previous film 'Rhythm Serenade'. Richard Murdoch is rather dull and the film drags in the middle. Otherwise 'One Exciting Night' is well above average as a film that showcases Lynn as quite a capable and charming actress as well as a singer.

She sings wonderfully here, and the musical numbers while not among her best do nothing to squander her talents.

It is also the best looking of her films, the photography is pretty beautiful. The script is quite good too and balances well. The story is the least thin and contrived of her films, apart from a draggy mid-section, and also the least heavy-handed.

Lynn has a good supporting cast on the whole. Donald Stewart is a likable leading man who complements Lynn well. Frederick Leister is fun, while Cyril Smith very nearly steals the show.

All in all, Lynn's best film and quite pleasing. 8/10 Bethany Cox

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Opening credits: The characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herein are fictitious, and any similarity to the name, character or history of any person is entirely accidental and unintentional.

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Although 'One Exciting Night (1944)' and 'You Can't Do Without Love' are listed as one and the same film, some of the crew credits in the film titled 'You Can't Do Without Love' differ considerably from those listed under 'One Exciting Night' by IMDb.