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Casanova Brown

  • 19441944
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.2K
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Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in Casanova Brown (1944)
ComedyDramaRomance
In this hilarious romantic comedy, Gary Cooper gets a lesson in diapers and formula after stealing his child from his ex-wife (Teresa Wright), who was planning to give her up for adoption.In this hilarious romantic comedy, Gary Cooper gets a lesson in diapers and formula after stealing his child from his ex-wife (Teresa Wright), who was planning to give her up for adoption.In this hilarious romantic comedy, Gary Cooper gets a lesson in diapers and formula after stealing his child from his ex-wife (Teresa Wright), who was planning to give her up for adoption.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sam Wood
  • Writers
    • Nunnally Johnson(written for the screen by)
    • Floyd Dell(play)
    • Thomas Mitchell(play)
  • Stars
    • Gary Cooper
    • Teresa Wright
    • Frank Morgan
  • Director
    • Sam Wood
  • Writers
    • Nunnally Johnson(written for the screen by)
    • Floyd Dell(play)
    • Thomas Mitchell(play)
  • Stars
    • Gary Cooper
    • Teresa Wright
    • Frank Morgan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 3 nominations total

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    Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in Casanova Brown (1944)
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    Gary Cooper in Casanova Brown (1944)
    Gary Cooper, Edmund Breon, Patricia Collinge, and Teresa Wright in Casanova Brown (1944)
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    Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    • Casanova Brown
    Teresa Wright
    Teresa Wright
    • Isabel Drury
    Frank Morgan
    Frank Morgan
    • J.J. Ferris
    Anita Louise
    Anita Louise
    • Madge Ferris
    Edmund Breon
    Edmund Breon
    • Mr. Drury
    • (as Edmond Breon)
    Patricia Collinge
    Patricia Collinge
    • Mrs. Drury
    Jill Esmond
    Jill Esmond
    • Dr. Martha Zernecke
    Mary Treen
    Mary Treen
    • Monica Case
    Emory Parnell
    Emory Parnell
    • Frank
    Isobel Elsom
    Isobel Elsom
    • Mrs. Ferris
    Halliwell Hobbes
    Halliwell Hobbes
    • Charles
    Charles Cane
    • Hicks
    Larry Olsen
    Larry Olsen
    • Junior
    • (as Larry Joe Olson)
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Hotel Manager
    Dorothy Tree
    Dorothy Tree
    • Nurse Clark
    Robert Emmett Keane
    Robert Emmett Keane
    • Yokes
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Expectant Father
    • (uncredited)
    John Alban
    • Father at Baby Window
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sam Wood
    • Writers
      • Nunnally Johnson(written for the screen by)
      • Floyd Dell(play)
      • Thomas Mitchell(play)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Patricia Collinge and Teresa Wright also played mother and daughter in Sir Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943), as well as aunt and niece (by marriage) in The Little Foxes (1941).
    • Goofs
      The year on a postmark seen in a closeup is 1944, but the tag on the baby's basket indicates the year is 1941.
    • Quotes

      Casanova Brown: A man's not capable of taking care of a baby according to the courts. He can build bridges, he can fly around the world, he can be president and run the whole United States, but taking care of a child is too much for him! For that you've got to be a woman. Any woman!

    • Connections
      Version of Little Accident (1930)

    User reviews20

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    8/10
    Life's surprising little bundle complicates a wedding or two
    As a professor on the verge of matrimony for a second time, Cooper (the unlikely Casanova here) learns he's become a new father, by his ex-wife Isabel (Teresa Wright). He wants to find out the truth for himself so visits the hospital directly. One thing leads to another and he decides to kidnap the baby, with mostly awkward and hilarious results.

    I like Frank Morgan in this movie as he tries to be the practical observer and adviser. He shines with his usual wit and bumbling charm.

    Cooper, being the 'outside parent' makes an interesting remark at one point about fatherhood, that men can be fine leaders and do great things but can't be considered capable enough to raise a child, all of which goes to show the roles society dictated then and even now.

    This is amusing entertainment without going overboard on comedy.
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    • lora64
    • Jul 3, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1944 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Casanova Q. Brown
    • Filming locations
      • Cedars of Lebanon Hospital - 4833 Fountain Avenue, East Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(hospital interiors and exteriors)
    • Production companies
      • International Pictures (I)
      • Christie Corporation
      • Nunnally Johnson Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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