Make Your Own Bed
{{short description|1944 film by Peter Godfrey}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Make Your Own Bed
| image = Make Your Own Bed poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Peter Godfrey
| producer = Alex Gottlieb
| based_on = {{based on|On the Hiring Line
1919 play|Harvey J. O'Higgins and Harriet Ford}}
| screenplay = Francis Swann
Edmund Joseph
Richard Weil
| starring = Jack Carson
Jane Wyman
Irene Manning
Alan Hale, Sr.
George Tobias
Robert Shayne
| music = Heinz Roemheld
| cinematography = Robert Burks
| editing = Clarence Kolster
| studio = Warner Bros.
| distributor = Warner Bros.
| released = {{Film date|1944|6|10}}
| runtime = 82 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Make Your Own Bed is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Francis Swann, Edmund Joseph and Richard Weil. The film stars Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Irene Manning, Alan Hale, Sr., George Tobias and Robert Shayne. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 10, 1944.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2250/make-your-own-bed |title=Make Your Own Bed (1944) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date=1944-05-26 |access-date=2015-07-14}}{{cite web|last=Crowther |first=Bosley |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F03E1D81331E03BBC4F51DFB366838F659EDE |title=Movie Review - Make Your Own Bed - THE SCREEN |work=The New York Times |date=1944-05-27 |accessdate=2015-07-14}}
Plot
Wealthy and eccentric Walter Whirtle (Alan Hale) and his wife Vivian (Irene Manning) can't seem to keep servants at their country estate. Whirtle, having insulted a policeman, is jailed, and meets inept (and newly-fired) private detective Jerry Curtis (Jack Carson), who had arrested the district attorney. Claiming that he is being stalked by Nazi spies, Walter hires Jerry to pose as his butler and Jerry's long-suffering fiancée Susan Courtney (Jane Wyman) to pose as his cook and investigate. He also hires a cast of German radio actors to portray the spies and string Jerry and Susan along. Other elements of intrigue develop when Walter suspects Vivian of carrying on an affair, and Susan sees Jerry landed in a series of compromising situations.
Cast
- Jack Carson as Jerry Curtis
- Jane Wyman as Susan Courtney
- Irene Manning as Vivian Whirtle
- Alan Hale, Sr. as Walter Whirtle
- George Tobias as Boris Fenilise
- Robert Shayne as Mike Knight
- Tala Birell as Marie Gruber
- Ricardo Cortez as Wilson
- Marjorie Hoshelle as Miss Elsa Wehmer
- Kurt Katch as Herr von Ritter
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0037042|Make Your Own Bed}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=2250}}
- {{AFI film|24056}}
{{Peter Godfrey}}
Category:American comedy films
Category:Films directed by Peter Godfrey
Category:Films scored by Heinz Roemheld
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1940s English-language films
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