She Made Her Bed
{{short description|1934 film by Ralph Murphy}}
{{Infobox film
| name = She Made Her Bed
| image = She Made Her Bed poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Ralph Murphy
| producer = Charles R. Rogers
| screenplay = Casey Robinson
Frank R. Adams
| based_on = {{Based on|"Baby in the Ice-Box" (short story)|James M. Cain}}
| starring = Richard Arlen
Sally Eilers
Robert Armstrong
Grace Bradley
Roscoe Ates
Charley Grapewin
| music =
| cinematography = Milton R. Krasner
| editing =
| studio = Paramount Pictures
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1934|3|9}}
| runtime = 71 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
She Made Her Bed is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by James M. Cain, Casey Robinson and Frank R. Adams. The film stars Richard Arlen, Sally Eilers, Robert Armstrong, Grace Bradley, Roscoe Ates and Charley Grapewin. It was released on March 9, 1934, by Paramount Pictures{{cite web|author=B.R.C. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9501E7DB1239E33ABC4F51DFB266838F629EDE |title=Movie Review - She Made Her Bed - A County Fair Tragedy. |work=The New York Times |date=1934-04-27 |accessdate=2015-02-27}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=6247 |title=She Made Her Bed |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-02-27}} and was described at the time as a "social drama" film"The Leading Pictures." Motion Picture Herald Vol 115, No 3, p53. 14 April 1934. Accessed 10 August 2023. in which Arlen plays a "heroic villain.""A Guide to New Pictures." Hollywood Vol. 23, No 5, p66. May, 1934. Accessed 10 August 2023.
Plot
Philandering Duke Gordon and his wife Lura run a roadside coffee shop and auto park in rural Southern California. Frustrated over her husband's most recent affair, Lura strikes up a romantically-tinged friendship with snake-oil salesman Wild Bill Smith, but this sours after Bill and Duke decide to purchase a Sumatran tiger as a special attraction for the Gordons' roadside establishment. Lura discovers she is pregnant—with Duke's baby—and attempts to repair things with her husband while asking Bill to leave.
A year later, both Bill and Eve (one of Duke's old flames) have come back to town, causing renewed friction. Meanwhile, the tiger escapes its enclosure. After coming face to face with the great cat in her kitchen, Lura hides her baby in the ice-box. Duke is attacked and killed by the tiger and a fire breaks out in the house. Lura is able to rescue her child, and the two of them join Bill on the road."The Leading Pictures." Motion Picture Herald Vol 115, No 3, p53. 14 April 1934. Accessed 10 August 2023.[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/89866/she-made-her-bed#synopsis She Made Her Bed (1934) - Turner Classic Movies]. Accessed 10 August 2023.
Cast
- Richard Arlen as Wild Bill Smith
- Sally Eilers as Laura Gordon
- Robert Armstrong as 'Duke' Gordon
- Grace Bradley as Eve Richards
- Roscoe Ates as Santa Fe
- Charley Grapewin as Joe Olesen
Release
Photoplay Magazine called She Made Her Bed "(a) gay merry-go-'round that makes for good entertainment.""The National Guide to Motion Pictures." Photoplay Magazine Vol 45, No 6 p58. May 1934. Accessed 10 August 2023. The film played on a double bill with Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen in some theaters during its initial release."Pictures Current In Family Houses." The Indianapolis Star Vol 31, No 363, p35. 3 June 1934. Accessed 10 August 2023.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0025775|She Made Her Bed}}
- {{TCMDb title|89866|She Made Her Bed}}
{{Ralph Murphy}}
Category:1930s romantic comedy-drama films
Category:Films about adultery in the United States
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American romantic comedy-drama films
Category:Films based on short fiction
Category:Films based on works by James M. Cain
Category:Films directed by Ralph Murphy
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language romantic comedy-drama films
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