Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

110 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Nov. 8, 1940

In 1939, American Tom Martin, who fought in the Spanish Civil War, awaits execution at the hands of the Fascist victors when reporter Augusta 'Gusto' Nash, for a scoop, aids him in an audacious escape. Of course, Tom tries to romance Gusto; but though she likes him, her career comes first, and Tom himself prefers freedom-fighting to settling down. Comedy becomes drama as their mixed feelings lead them on a circuitous path through the deepening chaos and catastrophe of the early days of World War II.

Arise, My Love

110 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Nov. 8, 1940

Arise, My Love
In 1939, American Tom Martin, who fought in the Spanish Civil War, awaits execution at the hands of the Fascist victors when reporter Augusta 'Gusto' Nash, for a scoop, aids him in an audacious escape. Of course, Tom tries to romance Gusto; but though she likes him, her career comes first, and Tom himself prefers freedom-fighting to settling down. Comedy becomes drama as their mixed feelings lead them on a circuitous path through the deepening chaos and catastrophe of the early days of World War II.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Paramount
Original title Arise, My Love
Directors Mitchell Leisen
Writers Hans Székely, Jacques Théry, Benjamin Glazer, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder

Cast

Claudette Colbert

as Augusta Nash

Ray Milland

as Tom Martin

Dennis O'Keefe

as Joe 'Shep' Shepard

Walter Abel

as M. Phillips

Dick Purcell

as Pinky O'Connor

George Zucco

as Prison Governor

Frank Puglia

as Father Jacinto

Esther Dale

as Susie

Paul Leyssac

as Bresson

Ann Codee

as Mme. Bresson

Stanley Logan

as Colonel Tubbs-Brown

Lionel Pape

as Lord Kettlebrook

Aubrey Mather

as Achille

Cliff Nazarro

as Botzelberg

Bess Flowers

as Dance Extra at Maxim's (Uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

as Uniformed English Correspondent (Uncredited)

Rudolph Anders

as Prussian Officer (Uncredited)

Charles Bastin

as Elevator Boy (Uncredited)

Eugene Borden

as Waiter at Maxim's (Uncredited)

Frank Bruno

as Uniformed Italian Correspondent (Uncredited)

Paul Bryar

as Desk Clerk (Uncredited)

George Bunny

as Fiacre Driver (Uncredited)

James Carlisle

as Passenger at Railroad Station (Uncredited)

Irene Coleman

as Girl at Maxim's (Uncredited)

Louise Colombet

as Flower Woman (Uncredited)

Alan Davis

as Cameraman (Uncredited)

George Davis

as Porter (Uncredited)

Jean De Briac

as Waiter at Maxim's (Uncredited)

Marcel De La Brosse

as French Newsboy (Uncredited)

Charles De Ravenne

as Bellboy (Uncredited)

Jean Del Val

as Conductor (Uncredited)

Juan Duval

as Spanish Driver (Uncredited)

Jon Easton

as Cafe Magenta Waiter (Uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

as Spinster (Uncredited)

Fern Emmett

as Spinster (Uncredited)

Paul Everton

as Husband (Uncredited)

Fred Farrell

as Cab Driver (Uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer

as Man at Railway Station (Uncredited)

Gerald Fielding

as Uniformed English Correspondent (Uncredited)

Hans Fuerberg

as German Sentry (Uncredited)

Gregory Golubeff

as First Violin (Uncredited)

Douglas Grant

as German Lieutenant (Uncredited)

Sherry Hall

as American Correspondent (Uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Man at Maxim's (Uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

as Employee (Uncredited)

Ellis Irving

as RAF Corporal (Uncredited)

Jack W. Johnston

as Man at Maxim's (Uncredited)

Armand Kaliz

as Orchestra Leader (Uncredited)

Douglas Kennedy

as College Boy (Uncredited)

Kurt Kreuger

as German Sentry (Uncredited)

Jack Luden

as American Correspondent (Uncredited)

Frank Malatesta

as Mechanic (Uncredited)

Fred Malatesta

as Spanish Mechanic (Uncredited)

Michael Mark

as Joe, Botzelberg's Assistant (Uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

as French Correspondent (Uncredited)

Maurice Maurice

as French Newsboy (Uncredited)

Louis Mercier

as Employee (Uncredited)

Tony Merlo

as Italian Correspondent (Uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Man at Maxim's (Uncredited)

Anthony Nace

as Uniformed American Correspondent (Uncredited)

Mrs. Wilfrid North

as Wife (Uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

as Uniformed Clerk (Uncredited)

Nadia Petrova

as Girl at Maxim's (Uncredited)

Tempe Pigott

as Woman in Irish Pub (Uncredited)

Guy Repp

as Employee (Uncredited)

François Richier

as French Newsboy (Uncredited)

Reginald Sheffield

as Steward (Uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Passenger at Railroad Station (Uncredited)

Rafael Alcayde

as French Correspondent (Uncredited)

Amzie Strickland

as Girl at Maxim's (Uncredited)

David Thursby

as Irish Fisherman (Uncredited)

Jesús Topete

as Guard (Uncredited)

Sigfrid Tor

as German Subaltern (Uncredited)

Jacques Vanaire

as Employee (Uncredited)

Blanca Vischer

as Brunette at Maxim's (Uncredited)

Poppy Wilde

as Hungarian Girl at Maxim's (Uncredited)