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Breakfast for Two (1937)
After a night on the town, Jonathan Blair wakes to find that Texan Valentine Ransome has escorted him home. Valentine is attracted to Jonathan and sets out first to reform him, and his family's near-bankrupt shipping company, and then to marry him. In her way is Jonathan's fiancée, actress Carol Wallace.
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After a night on the town, Jonathan Blair wakes to find that Texan Valentine Ransome has escorted him home. Valentine is attracted to Jonathan and sets out first to reform him, and his family's near-bankrupt shipping company, and then to marry him. In her way is Jonathan's fiancée, actress Carol Wallace.
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy, Romance
Written By:Charles Kaufman, Paul Yawitz, Viola Brothers Shore
In Theaters:10/22/1937
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Runtime:67 minutes
Studio:RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
Alfred Santell
Director
Barbara Stanwyck
Valentine Ransome
Herbert Marshall
Jonathan Blair
Glenda Farrell
Carol Wallace
Eric Blore
Butch
Donald Meek
Justice of the Peace
Etienne Girardot
Mr. Meggs
Frank M. Thomas
Sam Ransome
Pierre Watkin
Gordon Faraday
Bobby Barber
Window Washer (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Clarence - Blair's Butler (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Joe - Blair's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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