The Woman from Monte Carlo

The Woman from Monte Carlo is an American pre-Code film produced by Warner Bros. subsidiary First National Pictures in 1931 and released on January 9, 1932. It was directed by Michael Curtiz and gave top billing to German star Lil Dagover in her sole Hollywood film. Leading men Walter Huston and Warren William were listed after the title in the manner of supporting players.

Cast

Lil Dagover as Lottie Corlaix
Walter Huston as Captain Corlaix
Warren William as Lieutenant D'Ortelles
John Wray as Commander Brambourg
George E. Stone as Le Duc
Robert Warwick as Mobraz
Matt McHugh Chief Petty Officer Vincent
Frederick Burton as President of court-martial
Frank Leigh as Pilot
Francis McDonald as Karkuff
Warner Richmond as Fourdylis
Reginald Barlow as Defense attorney

Other works based on the play

The play on which the film is based, Claude Farrère's and Lucien Népoty's Veille d'Armes was adapted by Michael Morton and titled In the Night Watch upon its London opening on December 21, 1918, and its New York debut on January 29, 1921. The 1921 Broadway production by the Shubert brothers starred Jeanne Eagels, with Robert Warwick in Walter Huston's role of the husband and Edmund Lowe in the Warren William part of the lovestruck lieutenant. It provided the plot line for a 1925 French silent directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and distributed as Before the Battle in the English-speaking world. An American silent version was released in 1928 under the title Night Watch, directed by Alexander Korda, with stars Billie Dove and Paul Lukas. Three years after the release of The Woman from Monte Carlo, another French version, directed by Marcel L'Herbier, with stars Annabella and Victor Francen, was released and subsequently marketed in English-speaking countries as Sacrifice of Honor.