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80% Rotten Tomatoes Produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan Initial release 9 September 1952 Story by Noël Coward Music director Noël Coward, Eric Rogers | 6.7/10 IMDb Directed by Anthony Pelissier Written by Noël Coward Director Anthony Pelissier Producer Anthony Havelock-Allan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based on three plays from Tonight at 8:30 by Noël Coward Starring Valerie Hobson
Stanley Holloway
Nigel Patrick
Ted Ray
Kay Walsh
Jack Warner. Music by Noël Coward
Eric Rogers (orchestrated and conducted) Cast Valerie Hobson, Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Furneaux, Stanley Holloway, Jessie Royce Landis Similar Stanley Holloway movies, Movies about marriage, Other similar movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Meet me Tonight is a 1952 omnibus British comedy film adapted from three one act plays by Noël Coward: Red Peppers, Fumed Oak and Ways and Means; which are part of his Tonight at 8:30 play cycle. The film was released as Tonight at 8.30. in the U.S. It was directed by Anthony Pelissier and starred Valerie Hobson, Nigel Patrick, Stanley Holloway, Ted Ray and Jack Warner.
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It earned billings of £97,000.
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Plot
In "The Red Peppers", a husband and wife song and dance team (Kay Walsh, Ted Ray) bicker with each other, another performer (Martita Hunt), and the theatre manager (Frank Pettingell). In "Fumed Oak", a middle-aged man (Stanley Holloway) finally has enough of his wife, daughter, and mother-in-law (Betty Ann Davies, Dorothy Gordon, and Mary Merrall respectively). Having saved enough money secretly, he announces to his stunned family that he is leaving, never to see them again. In the final segment, "Ways and Means", a husband (Michael Trubshawe) informs his wife (Valerie Hobson) that he has gambled away their money, leaving little to pay their debts, especially to Olive (Jessie Royce Landis). They pawn their last few valuable possessions, hoping to win enough in the casino. However, Olive takes the seat the husband was waiting for and proceeds to win a great deal of money. When she gets up, he takes his rightful place and loses all he has. That night, the couple awake to find Olive's butler, Murdoch (Jack Warner), trying to steal from them. After laughing at him (since they have nothing worth the effort), the wife proposes he rob from his employer and split the money with them. Murdoch takes Olive's winnings, but double crosses the couple, only to end up caught by the police.
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "Tonight at 8:30 is, in short, a varied entertainment, short on excitement but funny and trenchant enough for many tastes."