Make Your Own Bed (1944): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1944, Make Your Own Bed is a comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey, running about 82 minutes. “Guaranteed to make America laugh..It solves the servant problem but opens up a New LAFF problem!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter then hires a private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. They only way that Walter can get Jerry to work for him is to tell Jerry that his life is in danger; the neighbor is trying to take his wife; and that Nazi spies are everywhere. Jerry needs a cook for his 'cover' so he gets his fiancée Susan to work with him. To keep Jerry working, Walter sends the threatening letters to himself and hires actors to play the spies but when a real group of spies disguised as a troupe of radio actors appears on the scene, events quickly spiral out of control.

Who’s in it. Make Your Own Bed stars Jack Carson as Jerry Curtis, Jane Wyman as Susan Courtney, Irene Manning as Vivian Whirtle and Alan Hale as Walter Whirtle, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Make Your Own Bed has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Make Your Own Bed page.

If you liked it. Fans of Make Your Own Bed tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.