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The Captain Is a Lady (1940)

1940-06-21 · 1h 5m · EN
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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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Robert B. SinclairDirector

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Charles CoburnCharles CoburnCaptain Abe PeabodyBeulah BondiBeulah BondiAngie PeabodyVirginia GreyVirginia GreyMary PeabodyHelen BroderickHelen BroderickNancy CrockerBillie BurkeBillie BurkeBlossy StortDan DaileyDan DaileyPerth Nickerson (as Dan Dailey Jr.)Helen WestleyHelen WestleyAbigail MorrowCecil CunninghamCecil CunninghamMrs. Jane HomansMarjorie MainMarjorie MainSarah May WillettClem BevansClem BevansSamuel DarbyFrancis PierlotFrancis PierlotRoger BartlettTom FaddenTom FaddenPucey Kintner

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference338009Actor preference273991 · 322192 · 251772Country preferenceUs

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What is The Captain Is a Lady about?

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!

How long is The Captain Is a Lady?

The Captain Is a Lady has a runtime of 65 minutes.