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The Captain Is a Lady

  • 19401940
  • 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
175
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POPULARITY
126,906
9,206
Charles Coburn, Dan Dailey, and Virginia Grey in The Captain Is a Lady (1940)
Comedy
Because of a bad investment, Captain and Mrs. Peabody are evicted from their home. Mrs. Peabody finds lodging at a retirement home, but as only single women are allowed, the Captain has to m... Read allBecause of a bad investment, Captain and Mrs. Peabody are evicted from their home. Mrs. Peabody finds lodging at a retirement home, but as only single women are allowed, the Captain has to make other arrangements. However, after witnessing their tearful goodbye, the home's reside... Read allBecause of a bad investment, Captain and Mrs. Peabody are evicted from their home. Mrs. Peabody finds lodging at a retirement home, but as only single women are allowed, the Captain has to make other arrangements. However, after witnessing their tearful goodbye, the home's residents vote to allow the couple to move in together. The Captain is a reluctant lodger, uncom... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
175
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
126,906
9,206
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    • Director
      • Robert B. Sinclair
    • Writers
      • Henry Clark
      • Rachel Crothers(play "Old Lady 31")
      • Louise Forsslund(novel "Old Lady 31")
    • Stars
      • Charles Coburn
      • Beulah Bondi
      • Virginia Grey
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Robert B. Sinclair
    • Writers
      • Henry Clark
      • Rachel Crothers(play "Old Lady 31")
      • Louise Forsslund(novel "Old Lady 31")
    • Stars
      • Charles Coburn
      • Beulah Bondi
      • Virginia Grey
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    Charles Coburn
    Charles Coburn
    • Captain Abe Peabody
    Beulah Bondi
    Beulah Bondi
    • Angie Peabody
    Virginia Grey
    Virginia Grey
    • Mary Peabody
    Helen Broderick
    Helen Broderick
    • Nancy Crocker
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Blossy Stort
    Dan Dailey
    Dan Dailey
    • Perth Nickerson
    • (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
    Helen Westley
    Helen Westley
    • Abigail Morrow
    Cecil Cunningham
    Cecil Cunningham
    • Mrs. Jane Homans
    Marjorie Main
    Marjorie Main
    • Sarah May Willett
    Clem Bevans
    Clem Bevans
    • Samuel Darby
    Francis Pierlot
    Francis Pierlot
    • Roger Bartlett
    Tom Fadden
    Tom Fadden
    • Pucey Kintner
    Vangie Beilby
    • Old Lady
    • (uncredited)
    Joseph E. Bernard
    Joseph E. Bernard
    • Man in Store
    • (uncredited)
    Helen Bertram
    • Old Lady
    • (uncredited)
    Ed Brady
    Ed Brady
    • Seaman
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Byrd
    Ralph Byrd
    • Randy - Seaman
    • (uncredited)
    Nora Cecil
    Nora Cecil
    • Lady Buying Groceries
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert B. Sinclair
    • Writers
      • Henry Clark
      • Rachel Crothers(play "Old Lady 31")
      • Louise Forsslund(novel "Old Lady 31")
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    • Trivia
      This film was first telecast in Philadelphia Saturday 9 February 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6), followed by Los Angeles Tuesday 12 February 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11), by New Haven CT Saturday 16 February 1957 on WNHC (Channel 8), by San Antonio Tuesday 19 February 1957 on WOAI (Channel 4), and by Altoona PA Monday 25 February 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10); its initial airing in Norfolk VA took place 5 March 1957 on WTAR (Channel 3), in Chicago 3 April 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2), in Seattle 15 April 1957 on KING (Channel 5), in Minneapolis 27 July 1957 on KMGM (Channel 9), and in San Francisco 4 November 1958 on KGO (Channel 7). In New York City, its earliest documented telecast presently stands at 20 May 1961 on WCBS (Channel 2).
    • Quotes

      Blossy Stort: How do I use this?

      Sarah May Willett: Pretend its a knitting needle. Jab one, purl two.

    • Connections
      Remake of Old Lady 31 (1920)

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    7/10
    A good low-keyed comedy with fine acting and old-fashioned values and mores.
    Anyone who appreciates old-fashioned family values and mores will enjoy this fine comedy as much as I did. Based on a 1909 novel, Charles Coburn wonderfully plays the title character, a retired sea captain who gets into trouble by making poor investments with money that should have been used for mortgage payments. It may not sound like much of a setup for a comedy, but there are small pleasures throughout.

    It's Coburn's film all the way, but the acting of all is uniformly excellent and it is paced well by director Robert B. Sinclair. And you get to see Dan Dailey in his second film.
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    • Release date
      • June 21, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kapitan jest kobieta
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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