Early to Bed (1933 film)
Early to Bed is a 1933 British-German romantic comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Heather Angel, Fernand Gravey and Edmund Gwenn.
| Early to Bed | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ludwig Berger |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Written by | Robert Liebmann Robert Stevenson Hans Székely |
| Starring | Heather Angel Fernand Gravey Edmund Gwenn Sonnie Hale |
| Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
| Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
Production company | UFA Gaumont British |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release date | 27 November 1933 |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Germany United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Production
The film was made as a co-production between the German giant UFA and Gaumont British. As was common at the time, the film was made as a multiple-language production with three separate versions modelled on the German original I by Day, You by Night. Early to Bed was made at the Babelsberg Studio in Berlin, along with the French and German versions. Robert Stevenson acted as a supervisor. The casting of the comedian Sonnie Hale in a supporting role, slanted the British version in a more humorous direction than its counterparts.[1]
Synopsis
A young waiter and a manicurist share the same room without ever meeting – because she works in the day and he at night. They encounter each other for the first time, and fall in love, without realising that they are already roommates.
Cast
- Heather Angel as Grete
- Fernand Gravey as Carl
- Edmund Gwenn as Kruger
- Sonnie Hale as Helmut
- Donald Calthrop as Peschke
- Lady Tree as Widow Seidelblast
- Athene Seyler as Frau Weiser
- Jillian Sand as Trude
- Leslie Perrins as Mayer
- Lewis Shaw as Wolf
- Comedian Harmonists as Themselves
References
- Bergfelder & Cargnelli p.57
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925–1950. Berghahn Books, 2008.
- Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. University of California Press, 1999.