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I Was a Male War Bride (1949)

APPROVED  105 min  -  Comedy | Romance | War   -  19 August 1949 (USA)
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Captain Henri Rochard is a French officer assigned to work with Lieut. Catherine Gates. Through a wacky series of misadventures... See full summary »

Director:

Howard Hawks

Writers:

Charles Lederer (screenplay), Leonard Spigelgass (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Cary Grant ...
Ann Sheridan ...
Marion Marshall Marion Marshall ...
Randy Stuart Randy Stuart ...
Lt. Eloise Billings
Bill Neff Bill Neff ...
Capt. Jack Ramsey (as William Neff)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
King Donovan King Donovan ...
Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
Charles B. Fitzsimons Charles B. Fitzsimons ...
Lieutenant Kelly (scenes deleted)
Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson ...
Lieutenant (scenes deleted)
Otto Waldis Otto Waldis ...
Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

Captain Henri Rochard is a French officer assigned to work with Lieut. Catherine Gates. Through a wacky series of misadventures, they fall in love and marry. When the war ends, Capt. Rochard tries to return to America with the other female war brides. Zany gender-confusing antics follow. Written by Thor Thapsigargin  

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Plot Keywords:

Army | American | French | Germany | Waterfall  | See more »

Taglines:

WAIT TILL YOU SEE FLORENCE! (original ad - all caps) See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | War

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Howard Hawks' I Was a Male War Bride See more »

Filming Locations:

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Film debut of Edward Platt. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: A ship's sick bay would have adequately trained personnel (hospital corpsmen) to handle any situation. To call "Florence" into sick bay to help with a baby delivery wouldn't have been necessary. See more »

Quotes

Soldier: You're not Mrs. Rochard!
Capt. Henri Rochard: I'm MISTER Rochard.
Soldier: Well, it's your WIFE who must report here for transportation to Bremerhaven.
Capt. Henri Rochard: According to the War Department, I AM my wife.
Soldier: You can't be your wife!
Capt. Henri Rochard: If the American army says that I CAN be my wife, who am I to dispute them?
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Connections

Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003) See more »