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Make Your Own Bed (1944)

Guaranteed to make America laugh..It solves the servant problem but opens up a New LAFF problem!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Peter Godfrey
Writer : Francis Swann, Edmund Joseph

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Jack Carson
Jack Carson
Jerry Curtis
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman
Susan Courtney
Irene Manning
Irene Manning
Vivian Whirtle
Alan Hale
Alan Hale
Walter Whirtle
George Tobias
George Tobias
Boris Fenilise
Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne
Lester Knight
Tala Birell
Tala Birell
Miss Marie Gruber
Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez
Wilson / Fritz Alden
Marjorie Hoshelle
Marjorie Hoshelle
Miss Elsa Wehmer
Kurt Katch
Kurt Katch
Herr von Ritter
Walter Bacon
Walter Bacon
Pedestrian
Leah Baird
Leah Baird
John's Wife
Marie Blake
Marie Blake
Woman Jerry Mistakes for Susan
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
Mr. Brookin
Gertrude Carr
Gertrude Carr
Woman in Waiting Room
William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
Mr. Linklater
Edgar Dearing
Edgar Dearing
Sergeant
Ernest Hilliard
Ernest Hilliard
Man in Waiting Room
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
Policeman
Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey
Turnkey
Bill Kennedy
Bill Kennedy
FBI Agent
George Kirby
George Kirby
Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Barry Macollum
Barry Macollum
Employment Manager
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
Chauffeur
Jack Norton
Jack Norton
Drunk
Eddie Parks
Eddie Parks
Smith
Robert Robinson
Robert Robinson
Pedestrian
Harry Semels
Harry Semels
Pedestrian
Charles Sherlock
Charles Sherlock
Pedestrian Asking for Dime
Joan Winfield
Joan Winfield
Whirtle's Secretary
Clay Womack
Clay Womack
Fat Man

Crews

Peter Godfrey
Peter Godfrey
Director
Francis Swann
Francis Swann
Screenplay
Edmund Joseph
Edmund Joseph
Screenplay
Richard Weil
Richard Weil
Adaptation
Harvey J. O'Higgins
Harvey J. O'Higgins
Theatre Play
Harriet Ford
Harriet Ford
Theatre Play
Alex Gottlieb
Alex Gottlieb
Producer
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Heinz Roemheld
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Robert Burks
Robert Burks
Director of Photography
Clarence Kolster
Clarence Kolster
Editor
Stanley Fleischer
Stanley Fleischer
Art Direction
Frank Steensen
Frank Steensen
Set Decoration
Milo Anderson
Milo Anderson
Costume Design
Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Lester D. Guthrie
Lester D. Guthrie
Assistant Director
Charles Lang
Charles Lang
Sound
Willard Van Enger
Willard Van Enger
Special Effects
Leo F. Forbstein
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
William Lava
William Lava
Additional Music
Frank Perkins
Frank Perkins
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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