The Mating of Millie (1948)

Man tries to help a woman trap a husband so she can adopt a child, but he falls for her himself.

Director:

Henry Levin

Writers:

Adele Comandini (story), Louella MacFarlane,

Stars:

Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Ron Randell

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Glenn Ford	...	Doug Andrews
Evelyn Keyes	...	Millie McGonigle
Ron Randell	...	Ralph Galloway
Willard Parker	...	Phil Gowan
Jimmy Hunt	...	Tommy Bassett
Mabel Paige	...	Mrs. Hanson
Virginia Hunter	...	Madge
Virginia Brissac	...	Mrs. Thomas

Storyline

Man tries to help a woman trap a husband so she can adopt a child, but he falls for her himself.

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Plot Keywords:

screwball

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 March 1948 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ein Mann für Millie

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 3, 1949 with Glenn Ford reprising his film role.

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Connections

Referenced in Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)

User Reviews

Single Parents were frowned on back then

Evelyn Keyes plays the title role in The Mating Of Millie who is a very successful career woman with a nice job in the personnel office of a large Los Angeles department store. She occasionally looks after the neighbor's kid Jimmy Hunt in her bungalow complex. But when his mother is killed in a traffic accident and sent to an orphanage like the one Keyes grew up in, her maternal instincts are aroused.

Her problem is that back in those days the authorities would not let her adopt as a single parent so she has to look for a husband. She's got three candidates in mind, an unorthodox bus driver Glenn Ford, an advertising executive neighbor Willard Parker, and the head of the orphanage where Hunt is who is quite taken with her Ron Randell.

The Mating Of Millie is a nice family comedy with a minimum of heart tugging, but enough to remember why you wanted to see this film. The film is really Evelyn's picture and her best scenes are with Jimmy Hunt. Mabel Paige as the landlady in the bungalow court also has a nice role. In fact Ron Randell's such a nice guy as the orphanage head, it makes you wonder why anyone would want to leave.

Nothing terribly special here, but nice entertainment.