The Man at Midnight

For the German silent film, see The Man at Midnight (1924 film).

The Man at Midnight (French: Le Monsieur de minuit) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Jean Weber,^[1] Josseline Gaël and Marcel Simon.^[2] It was the French-language version of the British film Almost a Honeymoon.^[3]

The Man at Midnight
Directed by	Harry Lachman
Written by	Walter Ellis (play)) Jean Guitton
Produced by	Manuel Chavez
Starring	Jean Weber Josseline Gaël Marcel Simon
Cinematography	Rudolph Maté Jacques Montéran Gérard Perrin
Music by	René Mercier
Production company	Films Albatros
Distributed by	Les Films Armor
Release date	17 August 1931 (1931-08-17)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The film "testifies to the growing role of actors in talking cinema" according to Jacques Choukroun.^[4]

Cast

• Jean Weber as Raoul de Saint-Auban
• Josseline Gaël as Arlette
• Marcel Simon as Jean
• Jules Moy as Isaac Dupont
• Odette Talazac as Poupette
• Jean Gobet as Durand-Toucourt
• Jean Guilton as the driver
• Louis Vonelly as the man
• Manzoni as the singer
• Stephen Weber as the café-concert singer
• Léon Courtois as the usher

Reception

Cinémagazine found it was "a charming comedy."^[5]