Make Your Own Bed (1944)
Guaranteed to make America laugh..It solves the servant problem but opens up a New LAFF problem!
Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter then hires a private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. They only way that Walter can get Jerry to work for him is to tell Jerry that his life is in danger; the neighbor is trying to take his wife; and that Nazi spies are everywhere. Jerry needs a cook for his 'cover' so he gets his fiancée Susan to work with him. To keep Jerry working, Walter sends the threatening letters to himself and hires actors to play the spies but when a real group of spies disguised as a troupe of radio actors appears on the scene, events quickly spiral out of control.
Cast
- Jack Carson - Jerry Curtis
- Jane Wyman - Susan Courtney
- Irene Manning - Vivian Whirtle
- Alan Hale - Walter Whirtle
- George Tobias - Boris Fenilise
- Robert Shayne - Lester Knight
- Tala Birell - Miss Marie Gruber
- Ricardo Cortez - Wilson / Fritz Alden
- Marjorie Hoshelle - Miss Elsa Wehmer
- Kurt Katch - Herr von Ritter
Screenplay
- Edmund Joseph (Screenplay)
- Francis Swann (Screenplay)
- Richard Weil (Adaptation)
- Harvey J. O'Higgins (Theatre Play)
- Harriet Ford (Theatre Play)
Keywords
servant
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Make Your Own Bed about?
- Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter then hires a private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. They only way that Walter can get Jerry to work for him is to tell Jerry that his life is in danger; the neighbor is trying to take his wife; and that Nazi spies are everywhere. Jerry needs a cook for his 'cover' so he gets his fiancée Susan to work with him. To keep Jerry working, Walter sends the threatening letters to himself and hires actors to play the spies but when a real group of spies disguised as a troupe of radio actors appears on the scene, events quickly spiral out of control.
- Who directed Make Your Own Bed?
- Make Your Own Bed was directed by Peter Godfrey.
- Who stars in Make Your Own Bed?
- Make Your Own Bed stars Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Irene Manning, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Robert Shayne.
- How long is Make Your Own Bed?
- Make Your Own Bed has a runtime of 1h 22m (82 minutes).
- What genre is Make Your Own Bed?
- Make Your Own Bed is a Comedy film.
- Where was Make Your Own Bed produced?
- Make Your Own Bed was produced in United States of America.