I Was a Male War Bride
...and this is how SHERIDAN TOOK GRANT!
1949 | 105m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Howard Hawks |
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| Writer: | Hagar Wilde, Henri Rochard, Leonard Spigelgass, Charles Lederer |
| Staring: |
| After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 26, 1949 |
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| Director: | Howard Hawks |
| Writer: | Hagar Wilde, Henri Rochard, Leonard Spigelgass, Charles Lederer |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, War |
| Keywords | captain, love, romcom, american, war bride |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Cary Grant | Capt. Henri Rochard |
| Ann Sheridan | Lt. Catherine Gates |
| Marion Marshall | Lt. Kitty Lawrence |
| Randy Stuart | Lt. Eloise Billings |
| Bill Neff | Capt. Jack Ramsey |
| Russ Conway | Cmdr. Willis - Chaplain (uncredited) |
| Gene Garrick | Tony Jowitt (uncredited) |
| William Self | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Robert Adair | Col. Bliven (uncredited) |
| Chris Adcock | Mail Clerk (uncredited) |
| Mark Baker | Barracks Private (uncredited) |
| Michael Balfour | Male Billet Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Buzz Barbee | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Estelle Brody | WAC Announcer Officer (uncredited) |
| André Charlot | French Minister (uncredited) |
| Russ Conway | Chaplain Willis (uncredited) |
| H.P. Crowe | Military Police Sergeant at Heidelberg Town Hall (uncredited) |
| Patricia Cutts | Girl in Doorway (uncredited) |
| Coral Drouyn | Precocious Child (uncredited) |
| Alex Gerry | Hotel Room Waiter (uncredited) |
| Paul Hardtmuth | German Mayor (uncredited) |
| Joe Haworth | Shore Patrolman (uncredited) |
| Gil Herman | Naval Officer (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hill | Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited) |
| Carl Jaffe | Jail Officer (uncredited) |
| Lily Kann | Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited) |
| Robert Kleinert | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Harry Lauter | Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited) |
| Alfred Linder | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Mike Mahoney | Boatswains Mate First Class (uncredited) |
| Patricia Marmont | Female Reception Officer (uncredited) |
| Stanley Maxted | U.S. Consul in Heidelberg (uncredited) |
| Bill McLean | Expectant GI (uncredited) |
| David McMahon | Army Chaplain (uncredited) |
| Martin Miller | Herr Schindler (uncredited) |
| William Murphy | Staff Sergeant at Troopship (uncredited) |
| Lionel Murton | First Sergeant at Bachelor Officers Quarters (uncredited) |
| Richard Neilson | Motor Pool Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Robert Nichols | Motor Pool Mechanic (uncredited) |
| Robert Patten | Interne (uncredited) |
| Barbara Perry | Tall WAC (uncredited) |
| Edward Platt | Lieutenant in Gates' Office (uncredited) |
| Ben Pollock | Officer (uncredited) |
| William Pullen | Sam (uncredited) |
| Otto Reichow | German Policeman (uncredited) |
| Harold Sanderson | Mail Clerk (uncredited) |
| William Self | Sergeant with War Bride (uncredited) |
| John Serret | French Notary (uncredited) |
| Lester Sharpe | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Tobey | Red (uncredited) |
| Werner Tronjeck | Traffic Policeman (uncredited) |
| Mavis Villiers | Dependents' Hotel Reception Clerk (uncredited) |
| Ruben Wendorf | Innkeeper's Assistant (uncredited) |
| John Whitney | Bill Trumble (uncredited) |
| William Yetter Sr. | German Policeman (uncredited) |
| Kay Young | Maj. Prendergast (uncredited) |
| John Zilly | Shore Patrolman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Hagar Wilde | Screenplay |
| Henri Rochard | Story |
| Leonard Spigelgass | Screenplay |
| Norbert Brodine | Director of Photography |
| James B. Clark | Editor |
| Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Bonnie Cashin | Costume Design |
| Albert Hogsett | Art Direction |
| Cyril J. Mockridge | Original Music Composer |
| Osmond Borradaile | Director of Photography |
| Rebecca Breed | Wardrobe Master |
| Ray Hearne | Still Photographer |
| Lionel Newman | Music Director |
| Herbert W. Spencer | Orchestrator |
| Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| George Leverett | Sound |
| Irene Brooks | Hairstylist |
| Linda Cross | Hairstylist |
| Kenneth McKay | Makeup Artist |
| Pat McNalley | Makeup Artist |
| Ida Mills | Hairdresser |
| Charles Nash | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| John Bremer | Assistant Director |
| Tony Harris | Third Assistant Director |
| Arthur Jacobson | Assistant Director |
| Peter Maxwell | Second Assistant Director |
| Howard Hawks | Director |
| Charles Lederer | Screenplay |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sol C. Siegel | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 |
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