Early to Bed - 1936

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.

75min
1936
NR
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.7/10

Cast

Mary Boland profile pictureMary BolandTessie Weeks Beatty
Charles Ruggles profile pictureCharles RugglesChester R. Beatty
George Barbier profile pictureGeorge BarbierHorace B. Stanton
Gail Patrick profile pictureGail PatrickGrace Stanton
Robert McWade profile pictureRobert McWadeBurgess Frisbie
Colin Tapley profile pictureColin TapleyDoctor Vernon
Helen Flint profile pictureHelen FlintMrs. Duvall
Sidney Blackmer profile pictureSidney BlackmerRex Daniels
Arthur Hoyt profile pictureArthur HoytSmithers
Billy Bletcher profile pictureBilly BletcherOffice Boy
Eddie Borden profile pictureEddie BordenSalesman
Neal Burns profile pictureNeal BurnsSalesman
Frank Darien profile pictureFrank DarienPop - a Clerk
Sarah Edwards profile pictureSarah EdwardsMiss Barton
William Irving profile pictureWilliam IrvingMr. Fassbinder
Billy Wayne profile pictureBilly WayneSalesman

About Early to Bed

Early to Bed Overview

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.

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 75min

Extra details

Original Title: Early to Bed
Original Language: English
Directed By: Norman Z. McLeod
Production Companies
Paramount