Early to Bed is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, written by Arthur Kober, Lucien Littlefield, S. J. Perelman and Chandler Sprague, and starring Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, George Barbier, Gail Patrick, Robert McWade and Lucien Littlefield. It was released on June 25, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
Early to Bed | |
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Directed by | Norman Z. McLeod |
Written by | Arthur Kober Lucien Littlefield S. J. Perelman Chandler Sprague |
Produced by | Harlan Thompson |
Starring | Mary Boland Charlie Ruggles George Barbier Gail Patrick Robert McWade Lucien Littlefield |
Cinematography | Henry Sharp |
Edited by | LeRoy Stone |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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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 cannot get time off from his boss of 26 years, Mr. Frisbee (McWade). To solve 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 sleepwalking make him a prime suspect in a theft/murder case.
TV Guide described the film as "silly fun, but Ruggles and Boland make a good team."[3]
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