ton ▁Ty rell ▁Davis ▁as ▁Prince ▁Luigi ▁Cap r illi ▁Ger ald ▁Barry ▁as ▁Lord ▁York ▁Mad eline ▁Se ym our ▁as ▁Lady ▁York ▁Richard ▁Car le ▁as ▁Count ▁Albert ▁Eva ▁D enn ison ▁as ▁Count ess ▁L ina ▁You cca ▁Tr ou b etz kov ▁as ▁Von ▁Berg man ▁Peter ▁G aw th or ne ▁as ▁General ▁E tt ingen ▁ ▁Production ▁Although ▁His ▁G lor ious ▁Night ▁was ▁John ▁Gilbert ' s ▁first ▁sound ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁released , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁his ▁first ▁" t alk ie ". ▁His ▁earlier ▁sound ▁film , ▁Red em ption , ▁was ▁"' tem por arily ▁sh el ved '" ▁by ▁M GM ▁and ▁not ▁released ▁until ▁early ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁six ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁His ▁G lor ious ▁Night . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁suggestion ▁that ▁Gilbert ' s ▁vocal ▁performance ▁was ▁so ▁dread ful ▁that ▁it ▁prompt ed ▁laugh ter ▁in ▁the ▁audience ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁held ▁as ▁an ▁article ▁of ▁faith ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁world . ▁That ▁tale ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁inspired ▁the ▁fict it ious ▁film ▁The ▁Du elling ▁Caval ier , ▁which ▁is ▁featured ▁as ▁a ▁central ▁plot ▁element ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁M GM ▁musical ▁comedy ▁Sing in ' ▁in ▁the ▁Rain . ▁In ▁fact , ▁while ▁reviews ▁of ▁His ▁G lor ious ▁Night ▁r anged ▁from ▁te pid ▁to ▁c aut iously ▁support ive , ▁Gilbert ▁himself ▁received ▁generally ▁good ▁not ices ▁and ▁his ▁voice ▁was