- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Musical, Romance
- Release: 1935-01-11
- Director: Dudley Murphy
- Writers: Edgar Allan Woolf , Franz Schulz , Vicki Baum (I) (1888–1960)
- Language: English
- Stars: Ramon Novarro , Evelyn Laye , Charles Butterworth , Una Merkel , Edward Everett Horton , Donald Cook , Henry Stephenson (1871–1956) , Rosalind Russell , Herman Bing (1889–1947) , Mitzi
- Runtime: 81 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Night Is Young (United States of America) , La noche azul (Argentina) , 春の宵 (Japan) , Noc jest młoda (Poland) , Nos Bons Tempos de Viena (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Night Is Young , La notte è per amare (Italy) , En los tiempos del vals (Spain) , O prigips ton oneiron (Greece) , Natten är ung (Sweden) , Uma Noite Encantadora (Brazil) , Natten er vor (Denmark) , Noc pripada mladosti , La noche azul (Mexico)
- Plot: Austrian Emperor Franz Josef has arranged a marriage for his nephew, the Archduke Paul Gustave - nicknamed Gustl - to the suitable Princess Matilda, a woman Gustl can't even remember. He is instead in love with the Hungarian Countess Zarika Rafay, which Gustl can't tell his uncle since he disapproves of her family. The Emperor will allow Gustl to sow his wild oats before getting married, but that woman needs to be someone "harmless" outside of the royal circle. Since they discuss this situation while at the ballet, Gustl instead tells the Emperor that he is in love with one of the ballerinas, and the one he has chosen somewhat at random is the always distracted Lisl Gluck, who is considered the worst dancer in the company since she is always staring at the man she intends to marry, the ballet company's piano accompanist Toni Berngruber. When Gustl summons Lisl, she is relieved to learn his true intentions - that she is just a front while he cavorts secretly with the Countess (although he tells her nothing of his impending marriage to the Princess) - but less so when she learns that that requires her to live in his royal house. She agrees when Gustl promises to produce Toni's ballet in return. Although Toni knows nothing about the agreement between Lisl and Gustl, Lisl running off with Gustl does not sit well with him, who believes he can get any woman to replace Lisl. As Lisl and Gustl live their separate lives together, they find they have a fun time together, the other being different than those in their own social class. But an incident between Lisl, Toni and Gustl shows Lisl where her true feeling lie, those which were evident to Gustl much earlier. But can a union of an Archduke and a not so good ballerina work, let alone be sanctioned by the royal house?
- IMDB:tt0026775
The Night Is Young Cast · · · ALL
Dudley Murphy
Director
Ramon Novarro
Archduke Paul 'Gustl' Gustave
Evelyn Laye
Elizabeth Katherine Anne 'Lisl' Gluck
Charles Butterworth
Willy Fitch
Una Merkel
Fanni Kerner
Edward Everett Horton
Baron Szereny
Donald Cook
Toni Berngruber
Henry Stephenson
(1871–1956)
Emperor Franz Josef
Rosalind Russell
Countess Zarika Rafay
Herman Bing
(1889–1947)
Nepomuk
Max Barwyn
Max - the Waiter (uncredited)
Albert Conti
Mueller (uncredited)
George Davis
Milkman (uncredited)
Carlos De Valdez
Adjutant (uncredited)
Billy Dooley
Coronetist (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Duchess of Reidheim (uncredited)
Charles Judels
Riccardi (uncredited)
Edith Kingdon
Dowager at Opera House (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Messenger from Restaurant (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Adjutant (uncredited)
‘Snub’ Pollard
Drummer (uncredited)
Christian Rub
Café Proprietor (uncredited)
Charles Unger
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Ambassador (uncredited)