One Exciting Night (1944 film)

One Exciting Night is a 1944 British musical comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Vera Lynn, Donald Stewart and Mary Clare. The film was also known as You Can't Do Without Love. The screenplay concerns a female singer who becomes involved with a man who is the victim of a kidnap plot.

Plot
Vera Baker is an aspiring singer desperate for an opportunity to impress producer Michael Thorne. Her chance arrives at a benefit concert that is also the scene of an attempted kidnapping of Thorne by gangsters chasing a priceless Rembrandt. Vera somehow eventually thwarts the villains, and along the way manages to wow the audience with her singing.

Cast

 * Vera Lynn ... Vera Baker
 * Donald Stewart ... Michael Thorne
 * Mary Clare ... Mrs. Trout
 * Frederick Leister ... Hampton
 * Phyllis Stanley ... Lucille
 * Cyril Smith ... Joe
 * Richard Murdoch ... Illusionist
 * Mavis Villiers ... Mabel
 * Peggy Anne ... Bessie
 * Jeanette Redgrave ... Ellen

Critical reception
TV Guide called the film a "decent musical farce."