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1936 film by Norman Z. McLeod

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Chester Beatty and Tessie Weeks 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. 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 to a lakeside resort and befriends him. However, his sleep-walking makes him a prime suspect in a thievery/murder case.

Released: 1936-06-0575 minDir: Norman Z. McLeodComedy

Cast

  • Mary Boland as Tessie Weeks
  • Charles 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

Themes

  • honeymoon
  • murder
  • salesman
  • sanitarium
  • false accusations
  • newlywed
  • somnambulism
  • jewel thieves
  • glass eye
  • safecracking

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

48 votes

Year
1936
Runtime
75 min
Genres
Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Rated
Approved

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Tom Wilson
Production company
Paramount Pictures
Duration
75
FilmAffinity ID
970561
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publication date
1936-01-01
title
Early to Bed
film editor
LeRoy Stone
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