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I Was a Male War Bride
Comedy
Romance
War
69%
•
Aug 26, 1949
Rating Unavailable
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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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Directors
Howard Hawks
Vote Average
6.9
Vote Count
130
Popularity
9
Language
Français
Origin Country
US
Cast
Cary Grant
Capt. Henri Rochard
Ann Sheridan
Lt. Catherine Gates
Marion Marshall
Lt. Kitty Lawrence
Randy Stuart
Lt. Eloise Billings
Bill Neff
Capt. Jack Ramsey
Russ Conway
Cmdr. Willis - Chaplain (uncredited)
Gene Garrick
Tony Jowitt (uncredited)
William Self
Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert Adair
Col. Bliven (uncredited)
Chris Adcock
Mail Clerk (uncredited)
Mark Baker
Barracks Private (uncredited)
Michael Balfour
Male Billet Sergeant (uncredited)
Buzz Barbee
Soldier (uncredited)
Estelle Brody
WAC Announcer Officer (uncredited)
André Charlot
French Minister (uncredited)
Russ Conway
Chaplain Willis (uncredited)
H.P. Crowe
Military Police Sergeant at Heidelberg Town Hall (uncredited)
Patricia Cutts
Girl in Doorway (uncredited)
Coral Drouyn
Precocious Child (uncredited)
Alex Gerry
Hotel Room Waiter (uncredited)
Paul Hardtmuth
German Mayor (uncredited)
Joe Haworth
Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Gil Herman
Naval Officer (uncredited)
Arthur Hill
Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited)
Carl Jaffe
Jail Officer (uncredited)
Lily Kann
Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited)
Robert Kleinert
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited)
Alfred Linder
Bartender (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Boatswains Mate First Class (uncredited)
Patricia Marmont
Female Reception Officer (uncredited)
Stanley Maxted
U.S. Consul in Heidelberg (uncredited)
Bill McLean
Expectant GI (uncredited)
David McMahon
Army Chaplain (uncredited)
Martin Miller
Herr Schindler (uncredited)
William Murphy
Staff Sergeant at Troopship (uncredited)
Lionel Murton
First Sergeant at Bachelor Officers Quarters (uncredited)
Richard Neilson
Motor Pool Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert Nichols
Motor Pool Mechanic (uncredited)
Robert Patten
Interne (uncredited)
Barbara Perry
Tall WAC (uncredited)
Edward Platt
Lieutenant in Gates' Office (uncredited)
Ben Pollock
Officer (uncredited)
William Pullen
Sam (uncredited)
Otto Reichow
German Policeman (uncredited)
Harold Sanderson
Mail Clerk (uncredited)
William Self
Sergeant with War Bride (uncredited)
John Serret
French Notary (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe
Waiter (uncredited)
Kenneth Tobey
Red (uncredited)
Werner Tronjeck
Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
Mavis Villiers
Dependents' Hotel Reception Clerk (uncredited)
Ruben Wendorf
Innkeeper's Assistant (uncredited)
John Whitney
Bill Trumble (uncredited)
William Yetter Sr.
German Policeman (uncredited)
Kay Young
Maj. Prendergast (uncredited)
John Zilly
Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
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