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  • Seven Days Leave (1930)
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    80 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Seven Days Leave (1930)
Passed
80 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Based on J.M. Barrie's play "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals," 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 (...See moreBased on J.M. Barrie's play "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals," 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 Lloyd Purvis See less
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Director
Writers
J.M. Barrie (play "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals") | Richard H. Digges Jr. (titles: silent version) | John Farrow (adaptation and added dialogue) | Dan Totheroh (adaptation and added dialogue)
Cinematographer
Charles Lang (photographed by)
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Updated Jan 25, 1930

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Jan 25, 1930 (United States)

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11 cast members
Name Known for
Gary Cooper
Kenneth Downey Kenneth Downey   See fewer
Beryl Mercer
Sarah Ann Dowey Sarah Ann Dowey   See fewer
Daisy Belmore
Emma Mickelham Emma Mickelham   See fewer
Nora Cecil
Amelia Twymley Amelia Twymley   See fewer
Tempe Pigott
Mrs. Haggerty Mrs. Haggerty   See fewer
Arthur Hoyt
Mr. Willings Mr. Willings   See fewer
Arthur Metcalfe
Colonel Colonel   See fewer
Basil Radford
Corporal Corporal   See fewer
Larry Steers
Aide-de-Camp Aide-de-Camp   See fewer
Mary Gordon
Bit (uncredited) Bit (uncredited)   See fewer
John C. McCallum
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
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