The Captain Is a Lady

The Captain Is a Lady
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert B. Sinclair
Screenplay by	Henry Clark
Based on	Old Lady 31 1916 play by Rachel Crothers 1909 play by Louise Forsslund
Produced by	Frederick Stephani
Starring	Charles Coburn Beulah Bondi Virginia Grey Helen Broderick Billie Burke Dan Dailey
Cinematography	Leonard Smith
Edited by	Frank E. Hull
Music by	Bronislau Kaper
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	June 21, 1940 (1940-06-21)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Captain Is a Lady is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Henry Clark, adapted from the play by Rachel Crothers. The film stars Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi, Virginia Grey, Helen Broderick, Billie Burke and Dan Dailey. It was released on June 21, 1940, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[1][2]

Captain Peabody and his wife Angie are kicked out of their home, Angie finds a place at a retirement home. Unfortunately, only single women are allowed to stay, so the captain has to find a place of his own and say goodbye to Angie. But then, the ladies from the retirement home feel bad for the couple and let them both in. The captain now sees himself surrounded only by ladies and being called "Old lady" by his crew-mates and wants his manhood back.

• Charles Coburn as Captain Abe Peabody
• Beulah Bondi as Angie Peabody
• Virginia Grey as Mary Peabody
• Helen Broderick as Nancy Crocker
• Billie Burke as Blossy Stort
• Dan Dailey as Perth Nickerson
• Helen Westley as Abigail Morrow
• Cecil Cunningham as Mrs. Jane Homans
• Marjorie Main as Sarah May Willett
• Clem Bevans as Samuel Darby
• Francis Pierlot as Roger Bartlett
• Tom Fadden as Pucey Kintner

• The Captain Is a Lady at IMDb
• The Captain Is a Lady at the TCM Movie Database
• The Captain Is a Lady at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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