History Is Made at Night

History Is Made at Night (1937) is a romantic drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Frank Borzage — a two-time Oscar winner for directing before this film was made — with Charles Boyer and Jean Arthur in the leads.

Irene Vail wants a divorce from her obsessive, wealthy husband Bruce Vail. Bruce sets a trap to stop it: his chauffeur breaks into her hotel room while he walks in. The plan unravels when Paul Dumont, a Parisian maitre d' who happened to be in the corridor, knocks the chauffeur cold and locks Bruce in the wardrobe. He takes Irene to his restaurant for the rest of the night — and by morning the trap has become a love story. Bruce then murders the chauffeur and pins it on Paul. Borzage handles the shift from screwball Paris to an Atlantic ocean liner without losing the thread, which is exactly the kind of tonal sleight of hand that makes this one worth finding. Stream History Is Made at Night (1937) online on iFILM.