His Glorious Night

His Glorious Night (1929)

Being engaged against her will with a wealthy man, Princess Orsolini (Catherine Dale Owen) is in love with Captain Kovacs (John Gilbert), a cavalry officer she is secretly meeting. Her mother Eugenie (Nance O'Neil), who has found out about the affair forces her to dump Kovacs and take part in the arranged marriage. Though not believing her own words, Orsolini reluctantly tells Kovacs she cannot ever fall in love with a man with his social position. Feeling deeply hurt, Kovacs decides to take revenge by indulging in blackmail, spreading a rumor that he is an imposter and a swindler.

Date of release
1929-09-28
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Lionel Barrymore

Casting

Interesting facts

His Glorious Night is a 1929 American pre-Code romance film directed by Lionel Barrymore and starring John Gilbert in his first released talkie. The film is based on the 1928 play Olympia by Ferenc Molnár.

Production

Although His Glorious Night was John Gilbert's first sound film to be released, it was not his first "talkie". His earlier sound film, Redemption, was "'temporarily shelved'" by MGM and not released until early April 1930, six months after the premiere of His Glorious Night.

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