

Early to Bed
1936-06-05 · 75 min · ★ 8.0
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.
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- Directors
- Norman Z. McLeod
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Mary BolandTessie Weeks
Charles RugglesChester Beatty
George BarbierHorace Stanton
Gail PatrickGrace Stanton
Robert McWadeBurgess Frisbie
Lucien LittlefieldMr. O'Leary
Colin TapleyDoctor Vernon
Helen FlintMrs. Duvall
Billy WayneSalesman
Eddie BordenSalesman
Brooks BenedictCraig
Tom WilsonJoe
Sidney BlackmerRex Daniels
Arthur HoytSmithers
June GittelsonMrs. Fosbinder
Billy GilbertBurger
Sarah EdwardsMiss Barton
Augusta AndersonMrs. Spencer (uncredited)
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