History is Made at Night (1937)

In History is Made at Night (1937), Borzage creates an intensely romantic thriller, complete with an unforgettable climax that recalls A Night to Remember. The film stars Charles Boyer as a French head waiter posing as a burglar, and Jean Arthur as a society woman weary of the attentions of her jealous husband (Colin Clive). The dizzyingly delightful plot begins as noir-ish society melodrama, before turning to romantic (and sexy) comedy and culminating in Borzagian spiritual love. Lovingly photographed by David Abel and the uncredited Gregg Toland (four years before his legendary work on Citizen Kane), darkness and light play off each other perfectly in this utterly enchanting masterpiece, which Andrew Sarris called the most romantic title in the history of cinema. History is Made at Night will be introduced by the film critic and historian, Adam Feinstein.