By Your Leave (1934)

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By Your Leave is a 1934 American domestic comedy film directed by Lloyd Corrigan from a script by Allan Scott, Lewis R. Foster, and Sam Mintz. The screenplay was based on a play of the same name by Gladys Hurlbut and Emma B. C. Wells, which had a short run early in the year at the Morosco Theatre. The film was produced by Pandro S. Berman, and starred Frank Morgan and Genevieve Tobin, although several other actresses were initially scheduled to appear in the film, including Mary Astor and Ann Harding. Both stars were on loan to RKO from other studios. It marked the film debuts of two notable Broadway actors, Glenn Anders and Gene Lockhart, the latter of which had a lengthy Hollywood career.

Production

In early January 1934, the play by Gladys Hurlbut and Emma B. C. Wells began a preview run in Philadelphia, starring Dorothy Gish and Howard Lindsay, prior to its opening on January 24 on Broadway at the Morosco Theater. The Motion Picture Herald also gave the play a very good rating, naming it one of that months plays which were "Almost too good for the screen".

In early July it was announced that production on the film would begin by August 1. By the time the picture was filming in August, Genevieve Tobin was selected to play the female role opposite Morgan; she had been loaned to RKO by Warner Bros. Charles Ray, a famous film star during the silent picture era, was added to the cast the same month.

Glenn Anders, a noted Broadway actor, made his film debut in this picture. By Your Leave would also mark the film debut of another veteran stage actor, Gene Lockhart, who would go on to have a long prolific career in front of the cameras, appearing in over 100 films. As a result of the work on this film, Lockhart would sign a long-term contract with RKO.

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