Kisses for Breakfast (Warner Bros.) (1941)

Mat 202—30c HE LOVES THE GIRL! As a matter of fact, Dennis Morgan marries Jane Wyatt, forgetting all about his other wife, Shirley Ross. It all happens because of amnesia in Warners’ gay new comedy, "Kisses For Breakfast", coming to the Strand Theatre next Friday. (Opening Day Story) ‘Kisses For Breakfast’ Comedy Fare at Strand Dennis Morgan, Shirley Ross and Jane Wyatt make up the riotous triumvirate that cavorts through the laugh-making, blues-chasing Warner Bros. comedy, “Kisses For Breakfast,’’ which opens at the Strand Theatre today. As an amnesia victim married to two girls, Dennis has the opportunity to display his winning personality. Wife number one, Shirley Ross, is a dynamic little number, while wife number two, Jane Wyatt, is the sweet and understanding one. Dennis happens to be married to Jane because he forgot all about his having another wife. It’s not that it was an oversight, but the poor boy got amnesia after being beaten up by a jealous girl friend right after he married Shirley. His ear turned over a cliff near the ocean, it is assumed that he was killed in an accident and his body washed to sea. The only address he has on him is in North Carolina, and there he hies. It happens to be Jane, Shirley’s cousin, whom Dennis has never met. But it works out fine when he’s given a job on the run-down plantation the girl is trying to oper ate. He not only makes the place pay, but falls in love with his employer and marries her. Bedlam breaks loose when the new couple heads North to attend a brand new wedding of Shirley’s, who has spent a proper spell of mourning. The first wife gets a doctor to cure Dennis, who then forgets Jane. Jane gets sore and whacks him over the head. When he comes to he’s cured but wise enough not to let on, picking the one he really loves. The loser says what’s the use being married to a chameleon? Acting with the trio is an impressive list of talented supporting players. Lee Patrick, former Ziegfeld girl, displays her sparkling personality. Among the other clever actors are Jerome Cowan and Una O’Connor. The colored players, Clarence Muse and Louise Beavers, handle some very funny situations in true high comedy style. Lewis Seiler directed the film in gay tempo. Kenneth Gamet wrote the screen play from a play by Seymour Hicks, based upon a work originally written by Yves Mirande and Andre Mouezy-Eon. Kissing Demands Technique Says Strand Film Star After all these years, Hollywood can still get excited about a kiss. You’d think, in a town where heroic kisses are aS commonplace as happy endings, that all possibilities of photographable boy-and-girl dalliance had been explored. But no! Kissing is still kissing and eternally popular. New generations of screen stars discover new technique just like all other new generations. Currently Hollwood’s newest and most provocative kissing is being displayed by Dennis Morgan, Shirley Ross and Jane Wyatt in Warner Bros.’ “Kisses For Breakfast,” opening at the Strand on Friday. Both girls stay kissed. Mostly, according to the Morgan manner, behind their ears. “It’s the newest way to do it,” says the star. It wasn’t always thus. Oldtimers will remember the menace of Theda Bara’s torrid caresses. Schoolgirls sighed when Garbo leaned over a couch to kiss the John Gilbert profile. John Barrymore and Dolores Costello set a time record for the kisses of their day. The Valentino method took womanhood by storm. The newest contender for the kissing champ title is this Dennis Morgan. The Morgan approach is something like this: first, an embrace, a gentle squeeze that grows warmer. Then the ear— a kiss behind the ear, nuzzling under the curls. This—apparently—does something to a girl. She squirms. And _ she squirms in such a manner that Morgan completes a_ kissing detour around her chin, and the kiss ends where all kisses should end, on the lips. Dennis Morgan Sings In ‘Kisses For Breakfast’ Dennis Morgan sings for the first time in a full-length feature picture when he does two Strauss songs in Warner Bros.’ “Kisses For Breakfast’, which opens at the Strand Theatre on Friday. He was so eager to sing in a picture that he selected the Strauss melodies and wrote the lyrics himself, although “Kisses For Breakfast” is not a musical picture. They were put into the comedy as musical interludes. In the film, Morgan plays a gay young man who suffers from amnesia and goes around marrying girls. Shirley Ross and Jane Wyatt are the two he picks. When all three get together, it makes for one of the season’s gayest film scenes. I HAA MAN Teaser Herald Ad mat 301 makes an attractive herald -.. with this teaser idea for extra attention. When folded, back page is free for co-op advertisement. a 2 xX (cs L 0 i. TITLE GOOD FOR TIE-UPS Your title is a natural for local dealer tie-ups. These can be set as run-ofpaper ads or grouped together on a special merchants page. Regular tieup stills can be spotted among ads. Copy angles read: Serve him Jason’s Ham, and you'll get Kisses For Breakfast. You'll get Kisses For Breakfast when you use a Jiffy Toaster. Ask the girl who buys her perfume from Annette’s. She gets Kisses For Breakfast. Tie-Up Stills Here are ten more of the popular, practical dealer tie-up stills for your planting — all taken from the "Kisses For Breakfast" production set. Order "SK Tie-up Stills” — 90c for ten, 10c individually — from the Warner Bros. Still Dept. Riding Clothes Volupte Cigarette Case Kirsten Cigarette Holder Volupte Cigarette Case — Kirsten Cigarette Holder Men’‘s Evening Clothes Men’s Bathrobe Ouija Board Bubble Bath HOW TO GET THOSE KISSES Here’s a contest for your lobby, program, or newspaper in which everyone can participate. Folks are asked to give ten rules on “How To Get Kisses For Breakfast.” Answers may be inserted in a special lobby box or sent to local newspaper. Those sending in the 25 best sets get guest tickets. Examples: Tell the wife she’s beautiful. Praise her cooking, even if it kills you. Don't slam the door when you leave. Don’t read newspapers at the table. eek ys Renee Don't bolt your food and then run for the 8:02 with a piece of toast hanging from your mouth. BALLY LAUGHS Lipstick besmeared groom and two brides stroll the main stem. Appropriate ad copy ties in your show. Need we say more?