I Was a Male War Bride
“...and this is how SHERIDAN TOOK GRANT!”
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.
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Cast
56 people
Cary Grant
Capt. Henri Rochard
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Ann Sheridan
Lt. Catherine Gates
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Marion Marshall
Lt. Kitty Lawrence
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Randy Stuart
Lt. Eloise Billings
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Bill Neff
Capt. Jack Ramsey
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Russ Conway
Cmdr. Willis - Chaplain (uncredited) / Chaplain Willis (uncredited)
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Gene Garrick
Tony Jowitt (uncredited)
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William Self
Sergeant (uncredited) / Sergeant with War Bride (uncredited)
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Robert Adair
Col. Bliven (uncredited)
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Sylvia Scarlett
Chris Adcock
Mail Clerk (uncredited)
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Mark Baker
Barracks Private (uncredited)
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Michael Balfour
Male Billet Sergeant (uncredited)
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Howard Hawks Director · Charles Lederer Screenplay Hagar Wilde Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4.1M · United States release August 26, 1949 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,100,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
United States · August 17, 1949
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · August 26, 1949
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
August 25, 1949 · Premiere · Asbury Park, New Jersey
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