Early to Bed

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Norman Z. McLeod

Writers

Lucien Littlefield, Chandler Sprague, S.J. Perelman

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

5 June 1936

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Mary Boland

  Tessie Weeks

• 

  Charles Ruggles

  Chester Beatty

• 

  George Barbier

  Horace Stanton

• 

  Gail Patrick

  Grace Stanton

• 

  Robert McWade

  Burgess Frisbie

• 

  Lucien Littlefield

  Mr. O'Leary

• 

  Colin Tapley

  Doctor Vernon

• 

  Helen Flint

  Mrs. Duvall

• Rae Daggett

  Miss Benson

• 

  Sidney Blackmer

  Rex Daniels

• 

  Arthur Hoyt

  Smithers

• 

  Billy Gilbert

  Burger