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This Is the Night

Name: This Is the Night
Director: Frank Tuttle
Released: 1932
Duration: 80 min

Representation Score

0.4/10

Minimal

1932

Director

Frank Tuttle

Runtime

80 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

This 1932 comedy operates within the strict social and moral frameworks of its time. The plot revolves around high-society deception and the management of social perceptions, keeping the narrative confined to a narrow demographic. The film lacks complexity in representing various identities and instead presents a homogeneous view of the world that excludes underrepresented groups. It prioritizes maintaining class status and traditional romantic structures over any progressive social critique.

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Category Breakdown

Does This Is the Night have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses solely on heterosexual relationships and infidelity. It does not include any representation of non-straight identities or stories that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight.

How does This Is the Night portray gender?

Limited

Joan Bennett is central to the plot, but the story relies on traditional gendered clichés such as the 'mistress' and 'fake wife,' reinforcing conventional views of female morality.

How racially and ethnically diverse is This Is the Night?

Minimal

The film portrays a homogeneous, high-society white environment. There is no evidence of non-white characters or diverse ethnic backgrounds within the setting.

How does This Is the Night represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative highlights the social mores and etiquette of the upper class. It reinforces traditional Western structures around marriage, class status, and reputation.

Does This Is the Night include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities. Disability is not used as a narrative device in this production.

Present on Screen

The film features a central female lead who drives the plot's mechanics through her performance of domesticity.

Limited or Absent

The narrative relies heavily on traditional gendered clichés and reinforces narrow social hierarchies.
The setting lacks racial and ethnic diversity, presenting a strictly homogeneous environment.
There is a complete absence of LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight identities.

Official Synopsis

When Stephen, the husband of Gerald’s mistress, Claire, discovers a pair of tickets for their planned trip to Venice, Gerald must invent a wife to cover their tracks. He is then forced to hire a woman to play “his wife” when Stephen insists he and Claire accompany them to Venice.

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