I Was a Male War Bride

1949
Approved
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

9.4K

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Cary Grant, Marion Marshall, Bill Neff, Ann Sheridan, and Randy Stuart in I Was a Male War Bride (1949)

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Farce Satire Screwball Comedy Comedy Romance War

After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of th... Read allAfter marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

9.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Capt. Jack Ramsey
(as William Neff)

King Donovan

Undetermined Role
(scenes deleted)

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Lt. Kelly
(scenes deleted)

Robert Stevenson

Lieutenant
(scenes deleted)

Otto Waldis

Undetermined Role
(scenes deleted)

Robert Adair

Col. Bliven
(uncredited)

Chris Adcock

Mail Clerk
(uncredited)

Mark Baker

Barracks Private
(uncredited)

Michael Balfour

Male Billet Sergeant
(uncredited)

Buzz Barbee

Soldier
(uncredited)

Estelle Brody

WAC Announcer Officer
(uncredited)

André Charlot

French Minister
(uncredited)

Russ Conway

Chaplain Willis
(uncredited)

H.P. Crowe

Military Police Sergeant at Heidelberg Town Hall
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Howard Hawks's first film to be shot in Europe, it was beset with problems. The German winter was unbearably cold, and most of the cast and crew fell ill after filming three months in Germany, and reached the Shepperton Studios in London, England. Ann Sheridan caught pleurisy (which developed into pneumonia); Randy Stuart was stricken with jaundice; Cary Grant contracted hepatitis with jaundice; and Hawks broke out in unexplained hives. Production was shut down for three months while Grant convalesced; it resumed only after he was able to regain around 37 pounds. Hawks best summed up the lapse in production: "Cary ran into a haystack on a motorcycle and came out weighing twenty pounds less."

Goofs
With Catherine gone briefly, Henri is waiting and sleeping in the sidecar when some children put the motorcycle in gear. With no driver, the motorcycle increases in speed and shifts gears.

Quotes
Capt. Henri Rochard: My name is Rochard. You'll think I'm a bride but actually I'm a husband. There'll be a moment or two of confusion but, if we all keep our heads, everything will be fine.

Connections
Featured in Mirror for Our Dreams: Story and Character (1968)

Soundtracks
This Is the Army, Mr. Jones
(1943) (uncredited)
Written by Irving Berlin
Played during opening credits

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7/10

Pleasant comedy of Cary Grant as an army wife

I saw this movie years and years ago and always remembered the line, "Be quiet or people will think we smuggled in a cow." I was excited to see it on TCM. Alas, while it's good, it's not as hysterically funny as I thought it was going to be. Cary Grant plays a Frenchman with an English accent who winds up married to an American officer, played by Ann Sheridan. I loved their banter, especially in the beginning. Their wedding night is interrupted when she gets orders to ship out, and the problem becomes how to get her new husband home with her to America when all the spousal regulations seem to be for brides.

For me, the funniest scene took place while Grant is waiting for the bus with all the brides. Over a loudspeaker, a female officer informs the women about the new styles in the states and the way hair is worn. Grant's face is priceless while she's talking.

The movie is cute and notable for Grant dressing like a woman and looking very homely. Ann Sheridan is very good. The film is a little slow, but if you love Cary Grant, you should enjoy it.