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The 4 Jan 1930 Exhibitors Herald-World announced that the production starting date for Come Out of the Kitchen was 2 Dec 1929. It was a remake of a 1919 film of the same title (see entry), but Paramount Pictures changed the name to Honey.
       Honey was also produced in French, Spanish, German and Swedish-language versions. For additional information, please consult the entry for the French-language version, Chérie. ...

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The 4 Jan 1930 Exhibitors Herald-World announced that the production starting date for Come Out of the Kitchen was 2 Dec 1929. It was a remake of a 1919 film of the same title (see entry), but Paramount Pictures changed the name to Honey.
       Honey was also produced in French, Spanish, German and Swedish-language versions. For additional information, please consult the entry for the French-language version, Chérie.

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Exhibitors Herald-World
4 Jan 1930
p. 59
Exhibitors Herald-World
5 APr 1930
p. 37
Film Daily
30 Mar 1930
p. 11
New York Times
29 Mar 1930
p. 23
New Yorker
5 Apr 1930
p. 92
Variety
2 Apr 1930
p. 19
CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
WRITERS
PHOTOGRAPHY
SOUND
Harry M. Lindgren
Sd rec
DANCE
Dance dir
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the novel Come Out of the Kitchen! by Alice Duer Miller (New York, 1916) and the play of the same name by A. E. Thomas (New York, 23 Oct 1916).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHORS
SONGS
"In My Little Hope Chest," "Sing You Sinners," "I Don't Need Atmosphere," "Let's Be Domestic" "What Is This Power I Have?" words by Sam Coslow, music by W. Franke Harling.
SONGWRITER/COMPOSER
DETAILS
Alternate Title:
Come Out of the Kitchen
Release Date:
29 March 1930
Premiere Information:
New York opening: 28 Mar 1930
Production Date:
began 2 Dec 1929
Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.
29 March 1930
LP1188
Physical Properties:
Sound
Movietone
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
75
Length(in feet):
6,701
Length(in reels):
8
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Olivia Dangerfield, daughter of a proud but impoverished Virginia family, is forced to lease the family mansion to a wealthy New York widow to pay off the mortgage. When the servants fail to arrive, with the exception of Doris, a maid, she has her brother Charles impersonate the butler while she herself assumes the position of cook. Mrs. Falkner arrives with her daughter, Cora, and Burton Crane, a prospective match, but Cora falls in love with Charles, the "butler"; through little Doris, Mrs. Falkner learns of the affair, which is confirmed when she sees Charles and Cora together at a Negro jubilee. Then Doris informs Mrs. Falkner that Olivia is the owner of the house, and the incensed widow prepares to leave; but Cora and Charles announce their engagement, leaving clear the path to romance for Olivia and ...

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Olivia Dangerfield, daughter of a proud but impoverished Virginia family, is forced to lease the family mansion to a wealthy New York widow to pay off the mortgage. When the servants fail to arrive, with the exception of Doris, a maid, she has her brother Charles impersonate the butler while she herself assumes the position of cook. Mrs. Falkner arrives with her daughter, Cora, and Burton Crane, a prospective match, but Cora falls in love with Charles, the "butler"; through little Doris, Mrs. Falkner learns of the affair, which is confirmed when she sees Charles and Cora together at a Negro jubilee. Then Doris informs Mrs. Falkner that Olivia is the owner of the house, and the incensed widow prepares to leave; but Cora and Charles announce their engagement, leaving clear the path to romance for Olivia and Burton.

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