Kisses for Breakfast

Kisses for Breakfast

Year: 1941

Runtime: 82 mins

Language: English

Director: Lewis Seiler

ComedyRomance

A newlywed develops amnesia and can’t remember his wife.

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1

Juliet ends engagement and plans a visit

Juliet Marsden breaks off her engagement to Lucius Lorimer for the third time to marry Rodney Trask. She promises to visit Laura Anders on Laura's honeymoon and has Rodney write down Laura's address. This sets in motion the cross-country chase that threads through the rest of the story.

pre-wedding
2

Blackmail and amnesia strike

Clara Raymond blackmails Rodney over their past relationship. Juliet's friend Betty Trent sees them driving away, and Rodney refuses to pay. The would-be blackmailers strike him on the head, he loses his memory, and the car goes off a cliff in flames, leaving no body found and Rodney presumed dead.

pre-honeymoon
3

Amnesia leads to a new identity and a trip to Laura

With amnesia, the man adopts the name 'Happy Homes' from an F.H.A. billboard and keeps Laura's address in his pocket. He travels to Laura Anders's cotton plantation in South Carolina to uncover his true identity. The journey marks the start of a strange, fateful partnership.

shortly after the accident Laura's plantation, South Carolina
4

A nearly bankrupt plantation finds a savior and love grows

Laura hires the amnesiac stranger to run the nearly bankrupt plantation, sensing something familiar about him. Over the course of a year, Laura and Happy fall in love and eventually marry. Their union seems to heal the plantation as well as their hearts.

one year later Laura's plantation, South Carolina
5

Surprise visit to Juliet foreshadows identity doubt

Before the newlyweds can leave on their honeymoon, they pay a surprise visit to Juliet. Family and friends immediately recognize 'Happy' as Rodney, but they remain unsure whether he is truly Rodney or a look-alike. The confusion tightens the web around the love triangle.

pre-honeymoon Juliet's residence
6

The honeymoon plan is sabotaged

The household plots to prevent the couple's departure for Niagara Falls. Juliet discovers the plan and diverts fuel oil into the water pipes, so when Rodney and Laura take showers, they are drenched in goo. The sabotage halts the honeymoon and deepens the feud.

on the day of departure Niagara Falls planning site / household
7

Memory returns under hypnosis

Happy is hypnotized by Juliet's psychiatrist uncle and regains his memory, believing it is the day of his first wedding. The recovered memory reveals the tangled history of Juliet, Laura, and Rodney. The truth now presses hard on everyone involved.

after the sabotage Juliet's home (psychiatrist's office)
8

Lucius unveils the full tale to Laura

Lucius Lorimer reveals the entire story to Laura, clearing up who Happy is and how Rodney vanished. Laura begins to understand the double life she has become entangled in. The revelation sharpens the decision about her future.

following memory restoration Laura's plantation
9

Laura confronts Juliet and traps her

Laura hogties Juliet and locks her in the sabotaged shower, deciding to safeguard her own marriage to Happy. She confronts Rodney and plants the idea that only one future will do. The power struggle between the three comes to a head.

immediately after the revelation Plantation
10

Rodney's two-woman revelation and attraction rekindled

Rodney realizes he is married to both women. Laura uses her charm to draw him toward her again, reviving his lingering feelings for her. The emotional tie between them tightens as Juliet watches from the margins.

after confrontation Rodney's bedroom / house
11

Juliet's downfall—tarred and feathered

Juliet, drenched in oil from the sabotaged shower, escapes and discovers Rodney kissing Laura. A pillow fight escalates into chaos, ending with Juliet being tarred and feathered. The farce underscores the unsustainability of the love triangle.

after the kiss Juliet's residence
12

Laura decides to depart for South Carolina

Laura resolves to leave for South Carolina, seeking a fresh start away from the tangled relationships. The decision marks a turning point in the story as the couple’s future hinges on their love. The split also threatens to sever the social circle around them.

post-confrontation Plantation, South Carolina
13

Rodney plans to stay as Happy again

Rodney proclaims his love for Laura and hatches a plan to reclaim his Happy identity. He pretends to be dead again, tricking Laura into smashing him over the head with an urn containing his supposed remains. The gambit allows him to re-emerge as Happy and reunite with Laura.

after Laura's decision House
14

The chameleon ends the chase

Juliet laments that Rodney is a 'chameleon' who cannot be trusted, and she finally gives up on him. Laura and Rodney, now together, move toward a future free from Juliet's scheming. The story closes on a note of happy, if complicated, union.

climax/resolution Juliet's home / household

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