Heartbeat

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Heartbeat

Released May 10, 1946

1h 42m

Romance

Comedy

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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.

Aurelio Pego

Cine-Mundial

A delicious and ingenious comedy. [Full Review in Spanish]

Sep 9, 2019

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Josephine O'Neill

Daily Telegraph (Australia)

Heartbeat is more beguiling than it deserves.

Apr 4, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

An unfunny remake of the 1939 French film Battement de Couer.

Rated: C+

Aug 15, 2014

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Steve D

Really different for Ginger and quite fun.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/23

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Audience Member

Ginger Rogers plays the young Arlette with charm in a scheme-filled Hays-Era romance comedy. Basil Rathbone has a fun turn as a professor of pick-pocketing, with Jean-Pierre Aumont starring as Arlette's love-interest, Pierre de Roche.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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A very excellent, comical performance by Ginger Rogers in this movie. I particularly like the plot in this movie; its like an unusual, unique comedy version of the classic story portrayed in so many movies of a character gradually descending deeper into crime.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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The movie has some life when the character of Professor Aristide is around (mostly at the beginning, but then quickly fades. Even Ginger Rogers isn't enough to keep this movie interesting, and is even miscast in her role.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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the story was rather unique thou its too fairy tale still. but overall it's always lovely to see ginger rogers on screen isnt it? :)

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Darling..A very cute old movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Sam Wood

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Ginger Rogers

Arlette Lafron

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Pierre de Roche

Adolphe Menjou

Ambassador

Basil Rathbone

Professor Aristide

Melville Cooper

Roland Latour

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Sam Wood
Producer: Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim
Screenwriter: Hans Wilhelm, Max Kolpé, Michel Duran
Production Co: New World Productions Inc., Robert & Raymond Hakim Company
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 10, 1946, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 11, 2016
Runtime: 1h 42m