Birthday Blues

Birthday Blues

16 mins | Comedy | Feb. 16, 1945

Leon, not willing to admit he had forgotten the birthday of his wife, tells her he left her present at the office, and she insists he go get it. On the way, a sidewalk salesman sells him a fur coat which Leon learns later had been stolen from his neighbor's wife. He tries to sneak the coat back into the apartment but the husband catches him, and Leon is unable to explain why he is there. A lot of rain must fall in Leon's life, and it does, before everything is resolved... somewhat. He still doesn't have a present for Dorothy, a fact that does not go unnoticed by her.

Birthday Blues

16 mins | Comedy | Feb. 16, 1945

Birthday Blues
Leon, not willing to admit he had forgotten the birthday of his wife, tells her he left her present at the office, and she insists he go get it. On the way, a sidewalk salesman sells him a fur coat which Leon learns later had been stolen from his neighbor's wife. He tries to sneak the coat back into the apartment but the husband catches him, and Leon is unable to explain why he is there. A lot of rain must fall in Leon's life, and it does, before everything is resolved... somewhat. He still doesn't have a present for Dorothy, a fact that does not go unnoticed by her.
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Birthday Blues
Directors Hal Yates
Writers Hal Yates

Cast

Leon Errol

as Leon Errol

Dorothy Granger

as Mrs. Dorothy Errol

Elaine Riley

as Mitzi Williams - Neighbor's Wife

Lawrence Tierney

as Tom Williams - Neighbor

Harry Harvey

as Harvey - a Salesman

Harry Strang

as Police Lieutenant

Russell Hopton

as Thief

Edmund Glover

as Mac - a Policeman