The Captain Is a Lady (1940)

  • NR
  • 06/21/1940 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 5m

You'll say "I don't know when I've laughed so much"!

Overview

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!

Robert B. Sinclair

Director

Louise Forsslund

Novel

Cast

Charles Coburn's headshot

Charles Coburn

Captain Abe Peabody
Beulah Bondi's headshot

Beulah Bondi

Angie Peabody
Virginia Grey's headshot

Virginia Grey

Mary Peabody
Helen Broderick's headshot

Helen Broderick

Nancy Crocker
Billie Burke's headshot

Billie Burke

Blossy Stort
Dan Dailey's headshot

Dan Dailey

Perth Nickerson (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Helen Westley's headshot

Helen Westley

Abigail Morrow
Cecil Cunningham's headshot

Cecil Cunningham

Mrs. Jane Homans

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