Calm Yourself
Calm Yourself is a 1935 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and written by Arthur Kober. The film stars Robert Young, Madge Evans, Betty Furness, Ralph Morgan, Nat Pendleton and Hardie Albright. The film was released on June 28, 1935, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]
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Directed by | George B. Seitz |
Produced by | Lucien Hubbard |
Screenplay by | Arthur Kober |
Based on | Calm Yourself! by Edward Hope |
Starring | Robert Young Madge Evans Betty Furness Ralph Morgan Nat Pendleton Hardie Albright |
Music by | Charles Maxwell |
Cinematography | Lester White |
Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
Advertising executive Preston 'Pat' Patton is fired from his job by Col. Allenby when he offends his daughter Mary Elizabeth. Pat tries to remain calm and starts the agency 'Confidential Services, Inc.' On his first assignment Pat gets off on the wrong track by delivering the wrong drunk to an overweight wife's bed. Next, he is hired to keep beautiful Rosalind Rockwell away from her father's new and young wife because her father Kenneth S. Rockwell has been passing himself off as a younger man. So, Pat hires Rosalind as his secretary, allowing her to become involved in some comic misadventures. They also become romantic.
Cast
- Robert Young as Preston 'Pat' Patton
- Madge Evans as Rosalind Rockwell
- Betty Furness as Mary Elizabeth Allenby
- Ralph Morgan as Mr. Kenneth S. Rockwell
- Nat Pendleton as Knuckles Benedict
- Hardie Albright as Bobby Kent
- Claude Gillingwater as Col. Allenby
- Shirley Ross as Mrs. Ruth Rockwell
- Raymond Hatton as Mike
- Herman Bing as Mr. Sam Bromberg
- Paul Hurst as Detective Roscoe
- Shirley Chambers as Joan Vincent
- Hale Hamilton as Mr. M.B. Kent
- Isabelle Keith as Mrs. Gloria Lansell
- Clyde Cook as Joe
- Richard Tucker as Police Inspector
- Ivan Miller as Police lieutenant
- Charles Trowbridge as Mr. Lansell
- Tempe Pigott as Anne 'Annie'
- Adrian Morris as Dutch - Gangster
References
- "Calm Yourself (1935) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- "Calm Yourself". TV Guide. Retrieved 19 November 2014.