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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

Early to Bed (1936 film) movie poster

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
  
Road to Rio (1947), Topper (1937), Horse Feathers (1932), Monkey Business (1931), Its a Gift (1934)

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.

Cast

  • Mary Boland as Tessie Weeks
  • Charlie Ruggles as Chester Beatty
  • George Barbier as Horace Stanton
  • Gail Patrick as Grace Stanton
  • Robert McWade as Burgess Frisbie
  • Lucien Littlefield as Mr. O'Leary
  • Colin Tapley as Doctor Vernon
  • Helen Flint as Mrs. Duvall
  • Rae Daggett as Miss Benson
  • Sidney Blackmer as Rex Daniels
  • Arthur Hoyt as Smithers
  • Billy Gilbert as Burger

    • References

    Early to Bed (1936 film) Wikipedia
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    Early to Bed (1936 film) IMDbEarly to Bed (1936 film) themoviedb.org