Man of the Moment (1935 film)
| Man of the Moment | |
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| Directed by | Monty Banks |
| Produced by | Irving Asher |
| Written by |
Guy Bolton Roland Pertwee A.R. Rawlinson |
| Based on | story "Water Nymph" by Yves Mirande |
| Starring |
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Laura La Plante Margaret Lockwood Claude Hulbert |
| Cinematography |
Basil Emmott Leslie Rowson |
| Edited by | Bert Bates |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Release date
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September 1935 |
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Running time
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82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Man of the Moment is a 1935 British romantic comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Laura La Plante and Margaret Lockwood. It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers. The film's art direction was by Peter Proud.
This was the first film shown on BBC Television on 12 September 1938.
Office worker Mary Briany (Laura La Plante) finds out she is being demoted by the boss she secretly loves in order to make room for his girlfriend. She tries to commit suicide by jumping into the river. Tony Woodward (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) is driving by and rescues her, much to her annoyance.
He takes her back to his mansion, but he and his butler Godfrey (Donald Calthrop) have great difficulty getting her to behave. Meanwhile, Tony is to be married the next day to childish heiress Vera Barton (Margaret Lockwood). She reveals to Tony's friend Lord Rufus Paul (Claude Hulbert) that she plans to change Tony's lifestyle completely - no more smoking or drinking, among other things. Her millionaire father (Peter Gawthorne) promises his nearly penniless future son-in-law 5000 pounds to pay for a partnership in a company.
Later, Mary crashes Tony's bachelor party, dressed in drag in his younger brother's clothes. The next day, Vera and her father find Tony, Mary and his friends passed out on the floor. As a result, Vera breaks off the wedding.
With only £300 and deeply in debt, Tony proposes a suicide pact to Mary. They will fly to Monte Carlo to try to win a fortune at the casino. If they lose, they will kill themselves. The first day does not go well. They are ready to jump off a cliff when a gentleman finds them and gives them £20 they didn't know they had won. On their second chance, they split up to gamble. Tony loses, but Mary has an incredible lucky streak and wins a large amount of money.
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