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Bedtime Story

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Acclaimed playwright Lucius Drake (Fredric March) has plans for a new opus, but his wife, actress Jane Drake (Loretta Young), would rather retire to the idyllic countryside than star in another play. Alas, their union dissolves in divorce, and Jane marries banker William Dudley (Allyn Joslyn), who is more amenable to her plans. On their honeymoon, however, Jane discovers that her divorce from Lucius was invalid, and Lucius does all he can to prevent her from consummating her marriage to Dudley.

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Bosley Crowther New York Times 03/16/2020
Mark this one down as good, crisp fun. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 05/09/2005
Bedtime Story will divert the less discriminating, although there are times when even such major league performers as Marlon Brando and David Niven have to strain to sustain the overall meager romantic comedy material. Go to Full Review Joan Didion Vogue 03/16/2020
A kind of prolonged sick joke. Go to Full Review Dwight MacDonald Esquire Magazine 08/13/2019
Had Bedtime Story been done in the slambang artificial style of the old screwball comedies, in which a heel is never resouled in the last act but maintains his heelishness proudly to the end, the nastiness might have been disinfected. Go to Full Review TV Guide Staff TV Guide 03/26/2009
1.5/5
A disappointing attempt at comedy, considering the names of the creators and the adroitness of the stars. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/22/2005
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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Alexander Hall

Director

Fredric March

Luke Drake

Loretta Young

Jane Drake

Robert Benchley

Eddie Turner

Allyn Joslyn

William Dudley

Eve Arden

Virginia Cole
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Movie Info

Synopsis Acclaimed playwright Lucius Drake (Fredric March) has plans for a new opus, but his wife, actress Jane Drake (Loretta Young), would rather retire to the idyllic countryside than star in another play. Alas, their union dissolves in divorce, and Jane marries banker William Dudley (Allyn Joslyn), who is more amenable to her plans. On their honeymoon, however, Jane discovers that her divorce from Lucius was invalid, and Lucius does all he can to prevent her from consummating her marriage to Dudley.
Director
Alexander Hall
Producer
B.P. Schulberg
Screenwriter
Richard Flournoy
Production Co
B.P. Schulberg Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 25m