''One New York Night'' (also released as ''The Trunk Mystery'') is a 1935 American

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by Jack Conway and written by Frank Davis. The film stars

Franchot Tone Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor, producer, and director of stage, film and television. He was a leading man in the 1930s and early 1940s, and at the height of his career was known ...

Una Merkel Una Merkel (December 10, 1903 – January 2, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. Merkel was born in Kentucky and acted on stage in New York in the 1920s. She went to Hollywood in 1930 and became a popular fil ...

Conrad Nagel John Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 – February 24, 1970) was an American film, stage, television and radio actor. He was considered a famous matinée idol and leading man of the 1920s and 1930s. He was given an Honorary Academy Award in 1940, a ...

, Harvey Stephens,

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and Charles Starrett. The film was released on March 3, 1935, by

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. It was based on the West End play '' Sorry You've Been Troubled'' by Walter Hackett, which had previously been made into the 1932 British film '' Life Goes On''.

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as Foxhall Ridgeway *

as Phoebe *

as Kent * Harvey Stephens as Collis *

as Countess Louise Broussiloff * Charles Starrett as George Sheridan * Louise Henry as Ermine * Tom Dugan as Selby * Harold Huber as Blake *

Henry Kolker Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874 – July 15, 1947) was an American stage and film actor and film director, director. Early years Kolker was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1874. (Some sources say 1870.) He came to America at age five and w ...

as Arthur Carlisle

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Writing for ''

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'',

Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a re ...

praised the film as "a comedy of astonishing intelligence and finish". Greene emphasized the "witty dialogue, ndthe quick intelligent acting" of Tone and Merkel, commenting that the film felt " athedin an atmosphere fantastic, daring and pleasantly heartless". (reprinted in: )

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