Early to Bed (1936 film)
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Director Norman Z. McLeod Produced by Harlan Thompson Language English | 7.1/10 IMDb Genre Comedy Costume design Edith Head Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Mary Boland (Tessie Weeks), Charles Ruggles (Chester Beatty), George Barbier (Horace Stanton), Gail Patrick (Grace Stanton), Robert McWade (Burgess Frisbie), Lucien Littlefield (Mr. O'Leary)Writer Arthur Kober , Lucien Littlefield , S. J. Perelman Release date June 5, 1936 (1936-06-05) Related Norman Z. McLeod movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early to Bed is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Arthur Kober, Lucien Littlefield, S. J. Perelman and Chandler Sprague. The film stars Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, George Barbier, Gail Patrick, Robert McWade and Lucien Littlefield. The film was released on June 25, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.
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Plot
Chester Beatty (Ruggles) and Tessie Weeks (Boland) have been engaged for 5 years and going together for 15 years before that. Chester is reluctant to burden Tessie with marriage because of his secret problem. He is a sleepwalker. When Tessie finally does rope Chester into marriage, he can't get time off from his boss of 26 years, Mr. Frisbee (McWade). To resolve the problem, Chester sets out to impress his boss by securing a big sales contract of glass eyes. He takes Tessie and follows the rich doll company owner Horace B. Stanton (Barbier) to a lakeside resort and befriends him. However, his sleep-walking make him a prime suspect in a thievery/murder case.
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