Night in December

Night in December (French: Nuit de décembre) is a 1940 French drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Pierre Blanchar, Renée Saint-Cyr and Gilbert Gil.^[1] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Henri Ménessier and Jean d'Eaubonne. It was Bernhardt's last French film before he left the country for America. It was given a re-release by DisCina in 1949.

Night in December
Directed by	Curtis Bernhardt
Written by	Bernhard Kellermann (novel) Lilo Dammert Hans Jacoby André Legrand Bernard Zimmer
Produced by	Gregor Rabinovitch Robert Woog
Starring	Pierre Blanchar Renée Saint-Cyr Gilbert Gil
Cinematography	Jean Isnard
Edited by	Myriam Borsoutsky
Music by	Marcel Delannoy
Production company	Films Metzger et Woog
Distributed by	Ciné-Alliance
Release date	9 February 1940 (1940-02-09)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

In 1919 Pierre Darmont a virtuoso pianist meets Anne Morris, and falls in love. Then after one night, she inexplicably disappears. Twenty years later, now a celebrated name, he encounters a woman who seems to resemble his long-lost lover very closely.

Cast

• Pierre Blanchar as Pierre Darmont
• Renée Saint-Cyr as Anne Morris / Helen Morris
• Gilbert Gil as Jacques Morel
• Jean Tissier as Camille
• Marcel André as James Arthur Morris
• Eugène Stuber as Le porteur
• Pearl Argyle as Betty, la jeune ballerine
• Bernard Blier as Edouard
• Marcel Delannoy as Le chef d'orchestre en 1919
• Dora Doll as Une fille de la bande
• Georges Flateau as Le maître d'hôtel
• Gustave Gallet as Le médecin au concert de 1939
• Anthony Gildès as Le concierge du Conservatoire
• Maurice Jaubert as Le chef d'orchestre en 1939
• Maurice Nasil as Le représentant
• Jean Parédès as Un figurant
• Marcel Pérès as Le chauffeur du prince
• Serge Reggiani as Un figurant
• Jacques Simonot as Un copain
• Monique Thibaut as Une figurante