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The Day of Rest

  • 1939
  • Approved
  • 9m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
131
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The Day of Rest (1939)
SatireComedyShort

A family man tries to spend a quiet Sunday at home, but his wife and children have other ideas.A family man tries to spend a quiet Sunday at home, but his wife and children have other ideas.A family man tries to spend a quiet Sunday at home, but his wife and children have other ideas.

  • Director
    • Basil Wrangell
  • Stars
    • Robert Benchley
    • Sonny Bupp
    • John Butler
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    131
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Basil Wrangell
    • Stars
      • Robert Benchley
      • Sonny Bupp
      • John Butler
    • 4User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast6

    Robert Benchley
    Robert Benchley
    • Joe Doakes
    Sonny Bupp
    Sonny Bupp
    • Younger Son
    • (uncredited)
    John Butler
    John Butler
    • Neighbor
    • (uncredited)
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Brother-in-law
    • (uncredited)
    Shirley Coates
    • Daughter
    • (uncredited)
    Helen MacKellar
    Helen MacKellar
    • Mrs. Doakes
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Basil Wrangell
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Released September 6, 1939, a little over a week before Robert Benchley's 50th birthday (born September 15, 1889).
    • Goofs
      People act as if this they'd never experienced a Sunday before - the daughter sings that her dad got fired because he isn't at work; the maid is vacuuming, when in all likelihood, she, herself, wouldn't be working; and on a pre-WWII Sunday in middle-class America, there is not one mention of church.
    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • Joe Doakes: Oh - hello! Well... This being the day of rest, I can think of no better way of celebrating it than by resting. One of the troubles with this country is that nobody rests on Sunday.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 6, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Loew's
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 9m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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