One Hour Late (1934)

When the romance between radio-singer Eddie Blake and Bessie Dunn goes sour through a series of misunderstanding, Bessie packs to take a week-end trip with the station boss,Stephen Barclay,... See full summary »

Director:

Ralph Murphy

Writers:

Libbie Block (story), Kathryn Scola (screenplay),

Stars:

Joe Morrison, Helen Twelvetrees, Conrad Nagel

Cast

Cast overview:
Joe Morrison	...	Eddie Blake
Helen Twelvetrees	...	Bessie Dunn
Conrad Nagel	...	Stephen Barclay
Arline Judge	...	Hazel
Ray Walker	...	Cliff Miller
Eddie Craven	...	Maxie
Toby Wing	...	Maizie
Gail Patrick	...	Mrs. Ellen Barclay
Edward Clark	...	Mr. Meller
Ray Milland	...	Tony St. John (as Raymond Milland)
George E. Stone	...	Benny
Jed Prouty	...	Mr. Finch
Arthur Hoyt	...	Barlow
Charles Sellon	...	Simpson

Storyline

When the romance between radio-singer Eddie Blake and Bessie Dunn goes sour through a series of misunderstanding, Bessie packs to take a week-end trip with the station boss,Stephen Barclay, and Eddie proposes to Hazel, who appears to be open to any kind of proposal. With all of the principals involved and in the office elevator, a cable breaks and the elevator is suspended between floors...and the resolvements begin.

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Plot Keywords:

elevator | radio singer | misunderstanding | stage manager | broadcast | 

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Taglines:

SHE WORKED IN HIS OFFICE from 9 TO 5...but FROM 5 to 6 SHE WORKED ON HIM (original poster)

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

En timme för sent

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of John Howard.

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Soundtracks

" (I Can't Imagine) Me Without You"
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Music by Lewis E. Gensler
Copyright 1934 by Famous Music Corp.
Sung by Joe Morrison

User Reviews

Three plots in one

For a film that only lasts around 75 minutes this has enough plots to be going on for three films.Firstly there is the on again off again relationship between Helen Twelvetrees and Joe Morrison,then there is the plot about Morrison trying to become a radio singer and finally the plot line about the jammed lift.I have to say that i had never heard of Joe Morrison before but he had a marvellous voice.There is not a great deal of biographical information on this site.He appears to have made a few films at Paramount and disappeared from the scene.I wonder if they signed him as a possible substitute for Bing Crosby.Helen Twelvetrees who played his fiancée had a fairly prolific film career in the first half of the thirties but a year or so after this her film career all but ended.Even Conrad Nagel who made dozens of films in the thirties would come to a full stop in 1940 resuming his film career after the war.On the other hand the very lowly bill Raymond Milland was about to start his ascent to stardom.So although this is a fairly routine 1930s comedy musical it is in its own way rather interesting and never boring.