Night Watch (1928)





Naval officers sometimes are compelled to place duty before love, and their reticence may look like indifference. So, it's no wonder that a seemingly-neglected wife occasionally listens to the sweet nothings of a former sweetheart. But, it's dangerous business, my dear! If you don't believe it, just see Billie Dove in this.

This picture is a war story, with a naval background, and the change is refreshing. Court scenes remind us of "The Trial of Mary Dugan" and Korda reveals a skillful hand in the direction of these and other dramatic scenes.

Paul Lukas, leading man, plays a rather repressed characterization and Donald Reed does well in a part no one likes. Nicholas Soussanin is the suave villain. A good break for Billie Dove and a good break for First National.

Photoplay October 1928



Vintage magazines

Photoplay , October 1928
Photoplay , October 1928

Books with an entry on Night Watch

Robert B. Connelly
The Motion Picture Guide, Silent Film 1910-1936
Chicago, 1986


Year: 1928
Country: United States
 
IMDb: 0019212