The Mating of Millie (1948)

Director:

Henry Levin

Writers:

Adele Comandini (story)
Louella MacFarlane (writer)

Release Date:

8 March 1948 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Screwball

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)

Glenn Ford, a bus driver?!

In this likable movie yes: He is. And also cast against type is the title character. Evelyn Keyes wrote one of the very first racy autobiographies and was married numerous times, to exciting men. Yet here she is a stern businesswoman. And her nickname is Butch! The title itself sounds like the title of a monograph my for an animal husbandry course. It couldn't be less romantic. Indeed, Millie's reason for wanting to be -- well, mated is originally not romantic at all. She wants to adopt a neighbor's child.

She thinks Ford would be a good husband, which she learns she must have. But she finds two other suitors. They seem quite unlikely, as cast.

The movie is fun and stylish. Keyes is fitted out in the most unrevealing clothes imaginable. This is true even when she is glamorized. They're pretty but look like slimmed-down versions of clothing Margaret Dumont might have worn.