He Stayed for Breakfast
He Stayed for Breakfast is a 1940 romantic comedy film starring Loretta Young and Melvyn Douglas and directed by Alexander Hall. A Communist working in Paris attempts to assassinate a banker, then hides out in the apartment of the banker's estranged wife.
| He Stayed for Breakfast | |
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| Directed by | Alexander Hall |
| Produced by | B. P. Schulberg |
| Written by | P. J. Wolfson Ernest Vajda Michael Fessier Sidney Howard (adaptation) |
| Based on | the 1934 play Ode to Liberty by Michel Duran |
| Starring | Loretta Young Melvyn Douglas |
| Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Edited by | Viola Lawrence |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 86-89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Loretta Young as Marianne Duval
- Melvyn Douglas as Paul Boliet
- Alan Marshal as Andre Dorlay
- Eugene Pallette as Maurice Duval
- Una O'Connor as Doreta
- Curt Bois as Comrade Tronavich
- Leonid Kinskey as Comrade Nicky
- Trevor Bardette as Police Lieutenant
- Grady Sutton as Salesman
- Frank Sully as Butcher
- Evelyn Young as Secretary
- Ethelreda Leopold as Secretary
Reception
Bosley Crowther, critic for The New York Times, dismissed He Stayed for Breakfast, writing "Mr. Hall has handled his plot with so little wit, so little comic invention, that the picture which reels off on the screen is generally labored and obvious."[1]
References
- Bosley Crowther (August 31, 1940). "The Screen; Melvyn Douglas and Loretta Young in a Satire on Communism, at the Roxy Theatre". The New York Times.
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