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Directed by | Elliott Nugent |
Written by | Dorothy Kingsley |
Based on | I Taught My Wife to Keep House the Navy Way" and "The Skipper Surprised His Wife 1949 Reader's Digest by William Lederer |
Produced by | William H. Wright |
Starring | Robert Walker Joan Leslie Edward Arnold |
Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
Edited by | Cotton Warburton |
Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $753,000[1] |
Box office | $926,000[1] |
The Skipper Surprised His Wife is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Robert Walker, Joan Leslie and Edward Arnold.[2]
Plot
[edit]The skipper, Cmdr. William Lattimer (Robert Walker) whose wife Daphne (Joan Leslie) is incapacitated by a broken leg, forcing the skipper takes over management of their home. A stickler for nautical discipline, Lattimer tries to run things "the Navy way," but this proves not only futile but ridiculous.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Robert Walker as Cmdr. William J. Lattimer
- Joan Leslie as Daphne Lattimer
- Edward Arnold as Adm. Homer Thorndyke
- Spring Byington as Agnes Thorndyke
- Leon Ames as Dr. Phillip Abbott
- Jan Sterling as Rita Rossini
- Anthony Ross as Joe Rossini
- Paul Harvey as Brendon Boyd
- Kathryn Card as Thelma Boyd
- Tommy Myers as Tommy Lattimer
- Rudy Lee as Davey Lattimer
- Finnegan Weatherwax as Muscles
Reception
[edit]According to MGM records, the film earned $733,000 in the US and Canada and $193,000 overseas, leading to a loss of $181,000.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "The Skipper Surprised His Wife - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ "The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950) - Elliott Nugent | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
External links
[edit]- The Skipper Surprised His Wife at IMDb
- The Skipper Surprised His Wife at AllMovie
- The Skipper Surprised His Wife at the TCM Movie Database
- The Skipper Surprised His Wife at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films