MELVYN DOUGLAS LEARNS.
Never' will Melvyn Douglas roam from'home. Never will he join the ranks of wayward husbands. He learned his lesson on the set of the Columbia.: comedy now in production, "He Stayed For Breakfast." But he learned it the easy way—acting a part of ■an impetuous waiter in the picture with; Loretta Young. Early in this fast-moving comedy, Douglas takes a shot at Eugene Pallette, Miss Young's banker husband. After that the star takes..to;, hiding in the young woman's lavish .apartment. "I hide from one end of the picture to the other," Douglas ; says, describing his part. "I hide in closets, on rooftops, in back halls,
and underneath furniture. And it's no i fun. What prompted the last remark 1 was; a scene where Douglas hurriedly 1 took refuge under a bed. Pallette came ( bursting in through the door. Pallette i unexpectedly added a bit of business: 1 he'saton the bed himself. The bed, a t "prop" affair, had been made only to \ support ■ Miss Young. r I
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 76, 26 September 1940, Page 18
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