Seven Days Leave (1930) [NR]
Featuring:
Gary Cooper, Beryl Mercer, Daisy Belmore
Written by:
J.M. Barrie
Richard H. Digges Jr.
John Farrow
Directed by:
Richard Wallace
Release Date:
January 24, 1930
Original Title:
Seven Days Leave
Alternate Titles:
Seven Days' Leave
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Paramount
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 80
An Unusual Different ALL TALKING Picture
In London, during WWI, a lonely woman who wants to feel a part of the war effort pretends to her friends to have a son fighting in the war. She is shocked when he shows up on her doorstep, and they make an agreement that he will pretend to be her son. "Seven Days Leave" is a screen adaption of James M. Barrie's play, "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals."
Based on the play The Old Lady Shows Her Medals by J.M. Barrie, the film is about a young Canadian soldier (Gary Cooper) wounded while fighting in World War I. While recovering from his wounds in London, a YMCA worker tells him that a Scottish widow (Beryl Mercer) without a son believes that he is in fact her son. To comfort the widow, the soldier agrees to pretend to be her Scottish son. After fighting with British sailors who make fun of his kilts, he wants to desert, but moved by his mother's patriotism he returns to the war front and is killed in battle. Later the proud Scottish widow receives the medals that her "son" was awarded for bravery. Produced by Louis D. Lighton and Richard Wallace for Paramount Pictures, the film was released on January 25, 1930 in the United States(Wikipedia)
