Vacation from Love

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Vacation from Love
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Directed by George Fitzmaurice
Written byPatterson McNutt
Harlan Ware
Produced by Orville O. Dull
Starring Dennis O'Keefe
Florence Rice
Reginald Owen
June Knight
Edward Brophy
Truman Bradley
Cinematography Ray June
Edited by Ben Lewis
Music by Chet Forrest
Edward Ward
Bob Wright
Production
company
Distributed by Loew's Inc.
Release date
  • September 30, 1938 (1938-09-30)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Vacation from Love is a 1938 American comedy film directed by George Fitzmaurice, written by Patterson McNutt and Harlan Ware, and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Florence Rice, Reginald Owen, June Knight, Edward Brophy and Truman Bradley. It was released on September 30, 1938, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] [2]

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Plot

The plot follows Patricia Lawson who is about to marry T. Ames Piermont III. On the day of their civil ceremony, poor saxophone player Bill Blair objects to the marriage and Patricia decides to run off with him, leaving T. Ames at the altar.

Cast

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References

  1. "Vacation from Love (1938) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. "Vacation From Love". TV Guide. Retrieved 26 November 2014.