Seven Days Leave

"An Unusual Different ALL TALKING Picture"

Jan 25 1930 Passed 1h 20m
Adventure, Drama, War

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."

Plot

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)

Written by

J.M. Barrie, Richard H. Digges Jr., John Farrow

Directed by

Richard Wallace

Cast

Gary Cooper, Beryl Mercer, Daisy Belmore

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
173
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA