Heartbeat is a 1946 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Ginger Rogers, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Adolphe Menjou and Basil Rathbone. It is a direct remake of the French romantic drama Battement de cœur, released in 1940.
Storyline:
In Paris, a troubled but charming young runaway, Arlette Lafron (Ginger Rogers), trains as a pickpocket under the tutelage of Professor Aristide (Basil Rathbone), who runs an academy for street thieves. On her first assignment, Arlette is caught attempting to lift a tie pin from an ambassador (Adolphe Menjou), who blackmails her into stealing an expensive watch from a handsome diplomat, Pierre de Roche (Jean-Pierre Aumont). However, complications arise when she begins to fall for her target.
Credits
Basil Rathbone as Professor Aristide
Ginger Rogers as Arlette Lafron
Jean-Pierre Aumont as Pierre de Roche
Adolphe Menjou as Ambassador
Melville Cooper as Roland Latour
Mikhail Rasumny as Yves Cadubert
Eduardo Ciannelli as Baron Ferdinand Dvorak
Mona Maris as Ambassador's Wife
Henry Stephenson as Minister Tarvey
Bess Flowers as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Eddie Hayden as Henri the Fat Thief (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff as Thief at Ball (uncredited)
Louis Mercier as Thief in Film Within the Film (uncredited)
Torben Meyer as Thief at Ball (uncredited)
Rommie as Flora (uncredited)
Soundtrack:
Can You Guess ?
(The Heartbeat Song) (uncredited)
Music by Paul Misraki
Lyrics by Ervin Drake
Sung by Ginger Rogers
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