United Kingdom / Apr 15, 1936 / London
It was love at first FIGHT!... So they married in HATE and lived SCRAPPILY ever after!
1h 10min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Scott is a very rich businessman who hangs out with a snooty, silly Countess, but has the hots for Kay who is already engaged to Bill. Scott pursues Kay like crazy, going so far as to buy Bill's oil company so that he can banish him to Japan, leaving Kay unmoored.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joyce Compton | Mary Lee |
| Bert Roach | The Host |
| Diana Gibson | The Secretary |
| George Beranger | Charles (uncredited) |
| Donald Briggs | Stuart Farnum (uncredited) |
| E. E. Clive | Yacht Captain (uncredited) |
| Edward Earle | Quartermaster (uncredited) |
| Jay Eaton | Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Pat Flaherty | Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Extra as Diner at Dubin's (uncredited) |
| Nan Grey | Telephone Girl (uncredited) |
| Mia Ichioka | Yuki - Kay's Maid (uncredited) |
| George Magrill | Sailor (uncredited) |
| Ralph Malone | College Boy (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Headwaiter at Dubin's (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Brokerage Clerk (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | Doorman (uncredited) |
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| Dennis O'Keefe | College Boy (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Dubin's Diner Customer (uncredited) |
| Charles Tannen | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Sammee Tong | Steward (uncredited) |
| Theodore von Eltz | Clerk (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Love Before Breakfast |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal Pictures |
| Release date | 9 marzo 1936 |
| Production | Edmund Grainger |
| Writer | Doris Malloy, Preston Sturges, Samuel Hoffenstein, Gertrude Purcell, Herbert Fields, Harry Clork, Claude Binyon, Faith Baldwin |
| Editing | Maurice Wright |
| Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Assistant directors | Walter Lang |
| Camera operators | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Additional photography | Ted Tetzlaff |
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| Production design | Albert S. D'Agostino |
| Art direction | Albert S. D'Agostino |
| Set decoration | Albert S. D'Agostino |
| Music | Franz Waxman, Gilbert Kurland, Charles Carroll |
| Sound | Franz Waxman, Gilbert Kurland, Charles Carroll |
| Costume design | Travis Banton, Brymer |
| Makeup | Travis Banton, Brymer |
| Hairstyling | Travis Banton, Brymer |
Release dates
Limited release
Spain / Jul 18, 1939 / Barcelona
Theatrical release
United States / Mar 09, 1936
Hungary / Jun 11, 1936
Sweden / Aug 03, 1936
United Kingdom / Aug 17, 1936
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Portugal / May 19, 1937
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