

“TONIGHT She'd leave the man she LOVED with all her SOUL...to MARRY the man she despised!”
While working on a novel in his country home in Connecticut, married writer Tony Barrett develops romantic feelings for Manya Novak, the daughter of a neighboring farmer. Manya is unhappily engaged to Frederik Sobieski. After a snowstorm, Tony and Manya get trapped together in his house overnight. The next day, Manya's father insists that her wedding to Frederik take place in spite of Manya's misgivings. Drunkenness and jealousy result in tragedy at the wedding reception that night.

Gary Cooper
Tony Barrett
Lead
Anna Sten
Manya Novak

Ralph Bellamy
Fredrik Sobieski

Helen Vinson
Dora Barrett

Sig Ruman
Mr. Jan Novak

Esther Dale
Mrs. Kaise Novak

Leonid Snegoff
Sobieski
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
Mrs. Sobieski
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. King Vidor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Wedding Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”