Return at Dawn, also known as She Returned at Dawn (French: Retour à l'aube), is a 1938 French drama film starring Danielle Darrieux. The film was directed by Henri Decoin, who cowrote the screenplay with Pierre Wolff, based on a short story by Vicki Baum. The music score is by Paul Misraki. The sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. It was filmed in Zichyújfalu and Budapest, Hungary.
Plot A stationmaster's wife must travel to Budapest to claim an inheritance, but arrives late for her train and experiences many adventures during the night.
Cast Danielle Darrieux as Anita Ammer Pierre Dux as Karl Ammer Jacques Dumesnil as Dick Farmer aka 'Keith' Pierre Mingand as Osten Raymond Cordy as Pali Samson Fainsilber as L'inspecteur Veber Marcel Delaître as Le commissaire Thérèse Dorny as La directrice de la maison de couture Louis Florencie Léonce Corne as Un ami d'Osten André Numès Fils as Le notaire Jacques Henley as Un ami d'Osten Robert Ozanne as Un voyageur Yvonne Yma Marcelle Barry Amy Collin Albert Brouett as Voyageur à la couronne Marcel Pérès as Le pharmacien Pierre de Ramey as Un ami d'Osten
Reception The film premiered in New York on July 31, 1947 as She Returned at Dawn. Critic Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote: "Do you remember Danielle Darrieux? ... [I]f she appears little changed, the explanation is simple. 'She Returned at Dawn' is a pre-war film. More than that, it is naive and foolish ... Except for the glimpse of pre-war Darrieux, there is little to see in this film. It is equipped with English sub-titles, which makes little difference either way."
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External links
Retour à l'aube at filmsdefrance.com