Seven Days Leave

Jan 24, 1930

1h 20m

★ 7.0

An Unusual Different ALL TALKING Picture

Overview

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."

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Kenneth Dowey

Gary Cooper

Sarah Ann Dowey

Beryl Mercer

Emma Mickelham

Daisy Belmore

Amelia Twymley

Nora Cecil

Mrs. Haggerty

Tempe Pigott

Mr. Willings

Arthur Hoyt

Colonel

Arthur Metcalfe

Corporal

Basil Radford

Aide-de-Camp

Larry Steers

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