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The Captain is a Lady

You'll say "I don't know when I've laughed so much"!
Jun 21, 1940 · 1h 5m
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Comedy

PLOT

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 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, uncomfortable at being surrounded by so much femininity, and bristles when his pals start referring to him as "Old Lady". The time has come for Captain Peabody to reassert his manhood!

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CAST

Charles Coburn
Captain Abe Peabody
Beulah Bondi
Angie Peabody
Virginia Grey
Mary Peabody
Helen Broderick
Nancy Crocker
Billie Burke
Blossy Stort
Dan Dailey
Perth Nickerson (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Helen Westley
Abigail Morrow
Cecil Cunningham
Mrs. Jane Homans
Directed by Robert B. Sinclair

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country
US
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