I Was a Male War Bride (1949)


I Was a Male War Bride
7.1 Listal rating
7 IMDB rating
Directed by


Starring (View all)
Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Capt. Henri Rochard
Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan

Lt. Catherine Gates
Marion Marshall

Marion Marshall

Lt. Kitty Lawrence
Randy Stuart

Randy Stuart

Lt. Eloise Billings
Bill Neff

Bill Neff

Capt. Jack Ramsey
King Donovan

King Donovan

Undetermined Role
Charles B. Fitzsimons

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Lieutenant Kelly
Robert Stevenson

Robert Stevenson

Lieutenant


Written by (View all)
Charles Lederer

Charles Lederer

(screenplay)
Leonard Spigelgass

Leonard Spigelgass

(screenplay) and


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I Was a Male War Bride

8 months ago at Sep 21 15:52
That I Was a Male War Bride never rises to the propulsive, feverish comedic heights of films like Bringing Up Baby or Gentlemen Prefer Blondes can be easily forgiven, since it is Howard Hawks behind the lenses. You can’t hit a homerun every time at bat, but that it takes so long to get going is something of a problem. And Ann Sheridan seems out-gunned when next to Cary Grant, distinctly lacking ... read more
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Release date : 19 August 1949
UPC: 024543102625
Comedy (7), Romance (5), Cary Grant (3), War (3), 1940s (2), Classic (2), Great (1), Romantic (1), Usa (1), 1940's (1), 1949 (1), Filmetto (1)
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I Was a Male War Bride

“That I Was a Male War Bride never rises to the propulsive, feverish comedic heights of films like Bringing Up Baby or Gentlemen Prefer Blondes can be easily forgiven, since it is Howard Hawks behind the lenses. You can’t hit a homerun every time at bat, but that it takes so long to get going is something of a problem. And Ann Sheridan seems out-gunned when next to Cary Grant, distinctly lacking the sardonic timing of Rosalind Russell or verbal-and-athletic sparing of Katharine Hepburn. Having said all of that, I Was a Male War Bride is still an enjoyable romp.

While the first half is off to a slow start, sometimes even boarding on the dull side of things, once our two main characters fall in love things pick up and its full steam ahead. Although during the first half a montage ” read more

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