Make Your Own Bed (1944)
Make Your Own Bed (1944)
Guaranteed to make America laugh..It solves the servant problem but opens up a New LAFF problem!
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.

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Cast

Jack Carson Jack Carson As: Jerry Curtis
Jane Wyman Jane Wyman As: Susan Courtney
Irene Manning Irene Manning As: Vivian Whirtle
Alan Hale Alan Hale As: Walter Whirtle
George Tobias George Tobias As: Boris Fenilise
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Storyline

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.


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

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 10 June 1944

Country: US

Runtime: 82m

Company Credits

Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

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

Directed By

Peter Godfrey

Peter Godfrey

Director

Lester D. Guthrie

Lester D. Guthrie

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Edmund Joseph

Edmund Joseph

Screenplay

Francis Swann

Francis Swann

Screenplay

Richard Weil

Richard Weil

Adaptation

Harvey J. O'Higgins

Harvey J. O'Higgins

Theatre Play

Harriet Ford

Harriet Ford

Theatre Play

Production Crew

Alex Gottlieb

Alex Gottlieb

Producer

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Perc Westmore

Perc Westmore

Makeup Artist

Milo Anderson

Milo Anderson

Costume Design

Sound

Heinz Roemheld

Heinz Roemheld

Original Music Composer

Frank Perkins

Frank Perkins

Original Music Composer

Leo F. Forbstein

Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

Charles Lang

Charles Lang

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Robert Burks

Robert Burks

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Stanley Fleischer

Stanley Fleischer

Art Direction

Frank Steensen

Frank Steensen

Set Decoration

Other Crew

William Lava

William Lava

Additional Music

Willard Van Enger

Willard Van Enger

Special Effects

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