Way Back Wednesday: It’s the 1939 film “Midnight” starring Claudette Colbert & Don Ameche
The silver screen project known as “Midnight” is a sparkling romantic comedy starring the luminous Claudette Colbert and charming Don Ameche. The storyline trails a chorus girl who finds herself tangled in a scheme involving a millionaire, a meddling taxi driver, and a wife with secrets of her own.
Released during the final flourish of the 1930s, the film is widely celebrated for its witty, sophisticated script penned by the legendary team of Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett. Colbert’s comedic finesse and magnetic presence elevate the film into a timeless classic—delivering elegance, sass, and sparkle in equal measure.
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INYIM Did You Know? 🎬 Claudette Colbert was famously meticulous about her appearance on camera—so much so that she requested to be filmed almost exclusively from her left side. Why? A childhood nose injury left a bump that she felt was more flattering when angled from the left. One set was completely rebuilt to accommodate this preference, leading cameramen to cheekily nickname her right profile the “dark side of the moon.” Talk about diva dedication done right.
Way Back Wednesday has never looked more glamorous or gorgeously scripted, don’t ya say?
