Four Days' Wonder

Four Days' Wonder
Four Days' Wonder
Directed by	Sidney Salkow
Written by	Harvey F. Thew ; Michael Uris
Based on	Four Days Wonder by A.A. Milne
Produced by	Robert Presnell Sr.
Starring	Jeanne Dante ; Kenneth Howell ; Martha Sleeper ; Alan Mowbray
Cinematography	Stanley Cortez
Edited by	Russell F. Schoengarth ; Maurice Wright
Music by	Charles Previn
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 3, 1936;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Four Days' Wonder is a 1936 American comedy mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Jeanne Dante, Kenneth Howell and Martha Sleeper. Produced by Universal Pictures, the film is based on the 1933 novel "Four Days' Wonder" by British writer A. A. Milne (New York, 1933).^[1] It was the first feature directed by Sidney Salkow.^[2]

Plot

A child is accused of murder.

Filming started 5 August 1936.^[3] Star Jeanne Dante was on Broadway in Call It a Day.^[4]

^ Four Days' Wonder Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 4, Iss. 37, (Jan 1, 1937): 13.
^ Obituary: Sidney Salkow: [FOREIGN Edition] Vallance, Tom. The Independent31 Oct 2000: 6.
^ NEWS OF THE SCREEN: ' The Road to Glory,' With Fredric March, and 'Jailbreak,' Newcomers at Rivoli and Strand. New York Times 5 Aug 1936: 15.
^ Family Life Gets a Break in Play Named 'Call It a Day' Chicago Daily Tribune 15 Nov 1936: E2.

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