He Stayed for Breakfast

He Stayed for Breakfast
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlexander Hall
Screenplay by
Based onOde to Liberty
by Sidney Howard
Produced byB. P. Schulberg
Starring
CinematographyJoseph Walker
Edited byViola Lawrence
Music byWerner R. Heymann
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 31, 1940 (1940-08-31) (New York City)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

He Stayed for Breakfast is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall, based on the 1934 play Ode to Liberty by Sidney Howard, itself adapted from the French play Liberté provisoire by Michel Duran.

Plot

In Paris, Marianne meets a communist named Paul who is attempting to hide in her apartment to avoid the law. Interested in the man, she lets him take refuge in her place. Marianne soon finds out that Paul attempted to assassinate her banker husband, Maurice. Paul becomes trapped in the apartment due to guards surrounding the building.

Paul and Marianne slowly fall in love. Their newfound love becomes endangered when Paul is asked to surrender himself by the communist party he is involved with, but knowing blame would be placed on Marianne, he refuses. Paul is then shortly after discovered by Marianne's husband, who turns him over to the police. To get the charges dropped, Marianne agrees to stay with her husband, but this does not last long, as Marianne, annoyed by her husband, flees to Paul's. The couple then head for the United States.

Cast

Uncredited:

Reception

Variety gave a lukewarm review:

Lacking a sustained pace, and with several slow spots that might have been lifted by better direction, picture will roll through the key spots as bill topper for moderately satisfactory biz. ... With most of the action confined to the apartment, picture has its weak moments with series of repetitious happenings that might not be so apparent with better direction that would have smacked over toppers to the gags and situations at hand. These rather dull passages prove a burden to the bright and sparkling comedy that is liberally sprinkled throughout, and prevent the picture from reaching the laugh hit class.[1]

The Los Angeles Times stated, "It may lack the ideal smoothness of the Ernst Lubitsch production as a comedy: but its hilarities are immense."[2]

References

  1. ^ Walt (14 August 1940). "Film Reviews | He Stayed For Breakfast". Variety. Vol. 139, no. 10. New York. p. 14.
  2. ^ Shallert, Edwin (1940). "He Stayed for Breakfast Pokes Fun at Communism". Los Angeles Times.

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