''August Weekend'' or ''August Week End'' or ''Week-End Madness'' is a 1936 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Charles Lamont Charles Lamont (May 5, 1895 – September 11, 1993) was a prolific filmmaker, directing over 200 titles and producing and writing many others. He directed several Abbott and Costello comedies and many Ma and Pa Kettle films. Biography A Calif ...

and starring

Valerie Hobson Babette Louisa Valerie Hobson (14 April 1917 – 13 November 1998) was a British actress whose film career spanned the 1930s to the early 1950s. Her second husband was John Profumo, a British government minister who became the subject of the P ...

Paul Harvey Paul Harvey Aurandt (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009) was an American radio broadcaster for ABC News Radio. He broadcast ''News and Comment'' on mornings and mid-days on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays and also his famous '' The Rest ...

and G. P. Huntley. The screenplay was adapted by Paul Perez from a story by

Faith Baldwin Faith Baldwin (October 1, 1893 – March 18, 1978) was an American writer of romance novels and other forms of fiction,

. It was produced by Chesterfield Motion Pictures and distributed by Grand National Distributors.

Cast

as Claire Barry *

as George Washburne * G. P. Huntley as Kim Sherwood * Betty Compson as Ethel Ames * Frank Melton as Ronnie Washburne *

Edgar Norton Edgar Norton (born Harry Edgar Mills; August 11, 1868 – February 6, 1953) was an English-born American character actor. Early years Norton was born in Islington in London, England, on August 11, 1868, as Harry Edgar Mills, one of eight childr ...

as Grimsby *

Gigi Parrish Gigi Parrish (born Katherine Gertrude McElroy; August 30, 1912 – February 8, 2006) was an American film actress who had a short career beginning in 1933, appearing only in nine films before retiring in 1937. Early life She was born in Cambri ...

as Elinor * Maynard Holmes as Dave Maxwell *

Claire McDowell Claire McDowell ( MacDowell; November 2, 1877 – October 23, 1966) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 350 films between 1908 and 1945. Early years Claire MacDowell was born in New York City on November 2, 1877, the ...

as Alma Washburne * Howard C. Hickman as Spencer * Paul West as Taxi Driver * Phyllis Crane as Receptionist at switchboard * Jack Gardner as Tom, secretary of Northern Country Club * Paul Irving as Max Stanfield * Dorothea Kent as Midge Washburne

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* * * * * * 1936 films 1936 drama films American drama films Films directed by Charles Lamont American black-and-white films Chesterfield Pictures films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub