Bedtime Story (1941 film)

Bedtime Story is a 1941 comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Fredric March, Loretta Young and Robert Benchley. The supporting cast includes Eve Arden and Joyce Compton.

Jane goes back to Reno to get the divorce and she begins dating William Dudley. Luke gets her to agree to go out with him and they accidentally cross the border into California, where they run out of gas. They get a hotel room so that they can have someplace to sit down. She gives him advice on how to fix the script of this new play and then tells him to cast someone else in it. She pays for the room and for the gas, telling Luke her owes her 4.40 for his share of the gas and lodging. She comes home to find an article in the paper that Luke has cast Virginia Cole Eve Arden as the lead in his play. Luke explains to Virginia that the story in the paper was a fake to upset Jane. Virginia agrees to fool Jane by pretending to be cast in the new play.Jane and Luke agree to auction off all of their furniture. A man named Dingelhoff buys everything, including the desk Jane bought for Luke, except for a vase that Luke gave Jane, which Jane buys. Pretty soon rehearsals for the play are underway with Virginia playing Janes part. Luke finds out that Jane is engaged to William. ........

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