Seven Days' Leave (1942)

Soldier Johnny Grey is engaged to marry singer Mapy Cortes, but his plans go awry when he learns that he is the heir to $100,000 from his great-grandfather -- a bequest that comes with a ... See full summary »

Director:

Tim Whelan

Writers:

William Bowers (original screenplay), Ralph Spence (original screenplay),

Stars:

Victor Mature, Lucille Ball, Harold Peary

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Victor Mature	...	Johnny Grey
Lucille Ball	...	Terry Havalok-Allen
Harold Peary	...	Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve (as Harold Peary {The Great Gildersleeve})
Mapy Cortés	...	Mapy (as Mapy Cortes)
Ginny Simms	...	Herself
Freddy Martin	...	Himself (as Freddy Martin and His Orchestra)
Les Brown	...	Himself (as Les Brown and His Orchestra)
Marcy McGuire	...	Mickey Havalok-Allen
Arnold Stang	...	Bitsy Slater
Lynn Royce & Vanya	...	Specialty Dancers (as Lynn, Royce & Vanya)
Ralph Edwards & Co.	...	Themselves
Peter Lind Hayes	...	Pvt. Pete Jackson
Walter Reed	...	Ralph Bell
Wallace Ford	...	Sgt. Mead
Buddy Clark	...	Buddy Clark

Storyline

Soldier Johnny Grey is engaged to marry singer Mapy Cortes, but his plans go awry when he learns that he is the heir to $100,000 from his great-grandfather -- a bequest that comes with a catch: before claiming the money, Johnny must marry a descendant of his great-grandfather's Civil War enemy, General Havelock-Allen. Not wanting to disrupt his planned marriage to Mapy, Johnny must figure out how to concoct a temporary marriage-of-convenience with the descendant -- who turns out to be the beautiful Terry Havelock-Allen.

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Plot Keywords:

u.s. army | military maneuver | sister | engagement | pie in the face | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

7 imeres efthyhias

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Russell Hoyt, Frank Martinelli and Richard Martin are listed in studio records/casting call lists playing uncredited "Members of Financial Trio," and some references picked up that credit. However, no financial discussions takes place in the movie, other than those with the main characters. Since Richard Martin was seen in the film as a soldier and has virtually no lines, it can be assumed the other two are soldiers also and that the trio's participation in the plot was cut from the film.

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Soundtracks

"Can't Get Out of This Mood"
(1942)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Played during the opening credits
Sung by Ginny Simms with Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
Reprised by Marcy McGuire with Freddy Martin and His Orchestra

User Reviews

Leave of Senses

Glamorous WW2 comedy is an RKO fest of musical talent with believe it or not, those contract singing and dancing stars Lucille Ball and (yikes!) Victor Mature! He even sings with someone else's baritone too! It is like seeing GlennClose and Sylvester Stallone in a remake of HIGH SOCIETY...or maybe even Jungle Jim and Betty Grable in an imitation PHILADELPHIA STORY. It is an assembled musical with familiar but oddly placed actors and sets: RKO musicals of the 40s had MGM production values but with Republic talent. They have superb art direction and music but somehow out of place actors. HIGHER AND HIGHER is like this: lavish mansions with beautiful furniture and chandeliers, big orchestras, patios, modern nightclubs etc.....and then all these un-together actors placed in roles you might feel better if MGM or Paramount stars were there instead. Lucy is exceptionally beautiful in this film and dressed to impress. Marcie Gray, that teenage Shirley Temple of hep and jive is along for the dancing and comedy as well...so it looks totally like out-takes or a rehearsal for HIGHER AND HIGHER even more so. Good music and fun and quite expensive looking, SEVEN DAYS LEAVE is a patriotic musical of its day...but with Lucy and Victor? It all works in spite of itself.