The Day of Rest

The Day of Rest

🎞️ Movie 9 min US
โ˜… 6.1 /10 1939

Joe Doakes, our intrepid Everyman, explains from his garden lounge chair how few men know how to enjoy Sunday, their day of rest. Joe shows us what too many men do wrong: forgetting it's Sunday and rising at the usual time, being interrupted by children and vacuum cleaners and chatter, confusing activities such as gardening and cleaning the attic for rest, and thinking that a picnic in the country or a game of badminton will be relaxing. So, what's the secret? Joe explains that it's solitude. But, can our Everyman attain it?

Cast

Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley
Joe Doakes
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Sonny Bupp
Younger Son
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John Butler
Neighbor
Hobart Cavanaugh
Hobart Cavanaugh
Brother-in-law
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Shirley Coates
Daughter
Helen MacKellar
Helen MacKellar
Mrs. Doakes
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Walter Lundin
Cinematographer