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Love Before Breakfast poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 63.0 / 100
1936·Comedy / Romance·1h 10m

LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST

“It was love at first FIGHT!... So they married in HATE and lived SCRAPPILY ever after!”

Scott is a very rich businessman who hangs out with a snooty, silly Countess, but has the hots for Kay who is already engaged to Bill. Scott pursues Kay like crazy, going so far as to buy Bill's oil company so that he can banish him to Japan, leaving Kay unmoored.

Above the Line
Walter Lang·DirectorHerbert Fields·ScreenplayPreston Sturges·WriterTed Tetzlaff·Director of PhotographyFranz Waxman·Original Music ComposerMaurice Wright·Editor
Cast
Carole Lombard·Kay ColbyPreston Foster·Scott MillerCesar Romero·Bill WadsworthJanet Beecher·Mrs. ColbyBetty Lawford·Countess Jane CampanellaForrester Harvey·Chief StewardRichard Carle·BrinkerhoffJoyce Compton·Mary LeeBert Roach·The HostDiana Gibson·The Secretary
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 1
Walter Lang·Director
Writing· 8
Herbert Fields·ScreenplayClaude Binyon·StoryPreston Sturges·WriterHarry Clork·WriterSamuel Hoffenstein·WriterDoris Malloy·WriterGertrude Purcell·WriterFaith Baldwin·Novel
Camera· 1
Ted Tetzlaff·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Maurice Wright·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Franz Waxman·Original Music ComposerGilbert Kurland·Sound SupervisorFranz Waxman·Music DirectorCharles Carroll·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 3
Albert S. D'Agostino·Art DirectionTravis Banton·Costume DesignBrymer·Costume Design
Production· 1
Edmund Grainger·Producer
By the Numbers
63.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Love Before Breakfast's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#D4A77A
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Mood
Intriguing
Composition
Centered
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The image is a vintage-style poster featuring a woman with blonde, wavy hair and a black eye. She has fair skin, red lips, and is wearing a light-colored garmen”

romance
Key Elements
WomanText
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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