The Wedding Night

The Wedding Night

83 mins | Drama, Romance | March 8, 1935

While working on a novel in his country home in Connecticut, married writer Tony Barrett (Cooper) becomes attracted to Manya (Sten), the daughter of a neighboring farmer. Manya is unhappily engaged to Frederik (Bellamy). Due to a snowstorm, Tony and Manya are trapped together in his house overnight. The next day, Manya's father insists her wedding to Frederik take place in spite of Manya's misgivings. Drunkenness and jealousy result in tragedy at the wedding reception that night.

The Wedding Night

83 mins | Drama, Romance | March 8, 1935

The Wedding Night
While working on a novel in his country home in Connecticut, married writer Tony Barrett (Cooper) becomes attracted to Manya (Sten), the daughter of a neighboring farmer. Manya is unhappily engaged to Frederik (Bellamy). Due to a snowstorm, Tony and Manya are trapped together in his house overnight. The next day, Manya's father insists her wedding to Frederik take place in spite of Manya's misgivings. Drunkenness and jealousy result in tragedy at the wedding reception that night.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Howard Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Original title The Wedding Night
Directors King Vidor
Writers Edith Fitzgerald, Edwin H. Knopf

Cast

Gary Cooper

as Tony Barrett

Anna Sten

as Manya Novak

Ralph Bellamy

as Fredrik Sobieski

Helen Vinson

as Dora Barrett

Sig Ruman

as Mr. Jan Novak

Esther Dale

as Mrs. Kaise Novak

Leonid Snegoff

as Sobieski

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

as Mrs. Sobieski

Milla Davenport

as Grandmother

Walter Brennan

as Bill Jenkins

Agnes Anderson

as Helena

Hilda Vaughn

as Hezzie Jones

Alphonse Martell

as Waiter

Miami Alvarez

as Party Guest

Violet Axzelle

as Frederica

Jay Belasco

as Party Guest

Robert Bolder

as Doctor

Ed Ebele

as Uncle

Constance Howard

as Party Guest

George Magrill

as Wedding Guest with Plate

George Meeker

as Gilly (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Richard Powell

as Party Guest Mixing Cocktails

Harry Semels

as Wedding Guest

Heidi Shope

as Anna

Bernard Siegel

as Wedding Guest

Robert R. Stephenson

as Wedding Guest

August Tollaire

as Wedding Guest

Dave Wengren

as Wedding Guest

Douglas Wood

as Leland Heywood

Otto Yamaoka

as Taka