filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

JohnHowardReid Producer: Harry Rapf. Copyright 7 January 1935 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. New York opening simultaneously at the Capitol and Loew's Metropolitan in Brooklyn: 13 January 1935. U.K. release: 4 May 1935. Australian release: 12 June 1935. 9 reels. 78 minutes. SYNOPSIS: Prince falls for a ballet dancer. NOTES: A financial disaster all around, forcing Novarro into retirement for the next 14 years and Miss Laye back to England and British films for good. Waspish reviews did not help. All the humorless critics took the ridiculous plot seriously, none realizing it was intended as a send-up. By the time the film arrived in Australia, M-G-M wanted only to bury it. So it was sent out as a support. Only astute audiences in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide took the picture at more than its face value, recognizing the entertaining satire for what it was. COMMENT: Amusing send-up of Ruritanian romance with music by Sigmund Romberg and a libretto by Oscar Hammerstein II. Songs are catchy and extremely well performed. Novarro is better cast than usual. Miss Laye is superb. Director Dudley Murphy has an eye for stylish compositions. He is abetted by James Wong Howe's brilliant camerawork, lovely costumes by Dolly Tree and magnificent sets.It's hard to explain why superlative entertainment like this, with its great score, wonderful cast and fabulous production values, failed so miserably at a box-office that only a few months later was to welcome Naughty Marietta with such frenzied adulation. Certainly Novarro's star was waning. Audiences hadn't really taken to him since he'd started to speak. His voice was felt to be too light for the roles he was often called upon to play. By the time he was more happily cast, it was too late.

samhill5215 If you like operettas this is one you'll want to see. Released in 1935, it contains elements from earlier, pre-code days, such as the scene where Evelyn Laye puts on her stockings. It's pure cheese, probably inserted for no other reason than effect since it has absolutely no bearing on the story. In any case it's a minor and not unwelcome blemish on what is otherwise a very enjoyable film. Ramon Novarro is as always adorable (he even sings) and the chemistry between him and Evelyn Laye quite unforced and believable. The songs are also quite good and I found myself whistling their tunes later on that day. The whole thing has a feel of levity, airiness, joy and fun. And the ending is realistic to boot.My only complaint is the casting of Charles Butterworth as the love object of Una Merkel. At 39 he was definitely too old to be introduced as a 'young man' by Novarro and perhaps not too old for 33-year old Una Merkel but he just looked so much older, more like a man in his 50s, while Merkel looked like she was in her 20s.

JohnKyle I decided to watch this movie on TCM only because I enjoy Una Merkel and had never seen Ramon Novarro in a "talkie". Other than that,I was expecting a soon-to-be-forgotten piece of fluff. Instead, I discovered a beautifully done film which combined music, romance, and comedy with a bittersweet dramatic ending.As noted by others, Novarro was excellent, Merkel was delightful, and the supporting cast of Charles Butterworth, Edward Everett Horton, Herman Bing, and Henry Stephenson all gave strong performances. But, the accolades belong to Evelyn Laye as the woman who steals Novarro's heart. Like a few of the other reviewers, I, too, had never heard of Ms Laye although I have since learned that she was a big stage star in England before and after this movie. And, it's easy to see why. She was beautiful, charming,had a fine singing voice, and was a talented actress.Similar in theme to Old Heidelberg, The Student Prince, and even Erich von Stroheim's The Wedding March, The Night Is Young has a charm of its own. It does not deserve to be forgotten.

Chung Mo Evelyn Laye is the standout amoung a cast of familiar 30's character actors. I never saw her before and she walks away with this film. It seems she dropped out of the movies after this to work on stage again. The rest of the cast is fine and the photography and direction are stand outs. It's occasionally on TCM here in the US. The print is in very good shape but the audio is fuzzy in a few scenes. Recommended