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Love Before Breakfast

“It was love at first FIGHT!... So they married in HATE and lived SCRAPPILY ever after!”

1936 · 1 h 10 min
Directed by Walter Lang · USA · Classical Hollywood
ComedyRomance

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Cast

Carole Lombard Preston Foster Cesar Romero Janet Beecher Betty Lawford Richard Carle

Credits

Written by: Herbert Fields

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

Love Before Breakfast (1936) is a American comedy directed by Walter Lang. It stars Carole Lombard, Preston Foster and Cesar Romero. It runs 70 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (1,023 votes)
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