
The Matrimonial Bed
1930 · Movie · NR · 69 min · ★ 6.4
"Oh, it's Adolphe! It must be!" Lovely Juliet Corton (Florence Eldridge) is sure the dashing coiffeur who just arrived to style her hair is her husband, presumed dead in a railway crash five years earlier. The dashing stylist (vaudeville star Frank Fay) is sure she's nuts. But what if Juliet is right? What if a hypnotist could restore Adolphe's memory of their marriage, lost after the crash? Who could possibly object to such a happy ending? Perhaps Juliet's new husband (James Gleason), who is not eager to vacate the matrimonial bed. Complications abound in this racy Pre-Code farce that also includes a wacky set of friends and servants, a second case of amnesia, a nice hot bath, the wife Adolphe acquired after the accident and two sets of twins, all spinning merrily along under the expert hand of one of cinema's greatest directors, Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca," "Yankee Doodle Dandy").
Also known as A Matrimonial Problem · The Matrimonial Kiss
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Details
- Years
- 1930
- Release date
- 1930-08-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 69 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (5 votes)
Themes
- amnesia
- paris, france
- hairdresser
- polygamy
- doctor
- pre-code
Cast & crew

Frank Fay
as Leopold Trebel/Adolphe Noblet

James Gleason
as Gustave Corton

Lilyan Tashman
as Sylvaine

Beryl Mercer
as Corinne

Florence Eldridge
as Juliet Corton

Vivien Oakland
as Susan Trebel

Arthur Edmund Carewe
as Dr. Fried (credits) / Dr. Beaudine (in film)

Marion Byron
as Marrieanne

Flora Finch
as Vosin

James Bradbury Sr.
as August Charbonnier
Directed by Michael Curtiz