Love Before Breakfast
- March 9, 1936 (1936-03-09)
Love Before Breakfast is a 1936 American romantic comedy film starring Carole Lombard, Preston Foster, and Cesar Romero, based on Faith Baldwin's short story Spinster Dinner, published in International-Cosmopolitan in July 1934. The film was directed by Walter Lang from a screenplay by Herbert Fields assisted by numerous contract writers, including Preston Sturges.
Plot
Kay Colby (Carole Lombard) is a Park Avenue beauty with two suitors: fiancé Bill Wadsworth (Cesar Romero) and Scott Miller (Preston Foster). To clear his way, Scott buys the oil company Bill works for and sends him to Japan. Then he sends his own girl friend, Countess Campanella (Betty Lawford), to Honolulu to get her out of the way as well. Kay is upset by Bill's leaving, and annoyed by Scott pressing his suit, but Scott has the assistance and approval of Kay's mother (Janet Beecher) in his efforts, and the advice of his friend and business partner, Brinkerhoff (Richard Carle).[1]
Cast
- Carole Lombard as Kay Colby
- Preston Foster as Scott Miller
- Cesar Romero as Bill Wadsworth
- Janet Beecher as Mrs. Colby
- Betty Lawford as Countess Campanella
- Richard Carle as Brinkerhoff
- Forrester Harvey as chief steward
- Joyce Compton as Mary Lee
- Bert Roach as Party Host
- Diana Gibson as the secretary
- John Rogers as Dickson
- Donald Briggs as Stuart Farnum
- George Beranger as Charles
- Jack Mower as Doorman
- Alphonse Martell as Headwaiter at Dubin's
- Dennis O'Keefe as College Boy
- Ada Mae Vaughn as College Girl
- Theodore von Eltz as Clerk
- E.E. Clive as Yacht Captain
- Edward Earle as Quartermaster
Production
Love Before Breakfast had the working title of Spinster Dinner, the title of the Faith Baldwin short story it was based on. Several months before filming began, it was reported that Melvyn Douglas would take the male lead.
Carole Lombard was under contract to Paramount, who lent her to Universal for this film, in exchange for Margaret Sullavan going there to do So Red The Rose. Lombard also brought technical staff from Paramount, including photographer Ted Tetzlaff and costume designer Travis Banton.[2]
Lombard, who had the contractual right to reject scripts, did not like the ones she was presented for Love Before Breakfast, including those written by Preston Sturges, Claude Binyon, Samuel Hoffenstein, Harry Clork, Doris Malloy and William Conselman. Eventually, she accepted Herbert Fields's script.[2]
Love Before Breakfast was in production from 16 December 1935 to 27 January 1936,[3] and was released on 9 March 1936.
References
External links
- Love Before Breakfast at IMDb
- Love Before Breakfast at the TCM Movie Database
- Love Before Breakfast at AllMovie
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