Charles Coburn
Captain Abe Peabody
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With Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi, Virginia Grey, Helen Broderick. 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.
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- Comedy
- Robert B. Sinclair
- 1940-06-21
The Captain Is a Lady is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Henry Clark, adapted from the play by Rachel Crothers. The film stars Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi, Virginia Grey, Helen Broderick, Billie Burke and Dan Dailey.
The Captain Is a Lady (1940), a title that seems a bit questionable in our less innocent age, is a charming little cross-dressing B-movie comedy from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, a studio that gave even their B-movies the professional polish of their A pictures.
- Robert B. Sinclair, Dolph Zimmer
- Charles Coburn
The Captain Is a Lady. Evicted from their home of 30 years, elderly retired couple Ace (Charles Coburn) and Angie Peabody (Beulah Bondi) realize a retirement home is their only option....
- Comedy
- Charles Coburn
- Robert B. Sinclair
The Captain Is a Lady (1940) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The time has come for Captain Peabody to reassert his manhood! 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.
An aging sea captain squanders his fortune on a bad business deal. Now he faces having to put his beloved wife in a poor house. He himself also has no place to live. Desperate for cash, he sells interest in a ship he has nothing to do with. This money gets her in a decent home for old ladies.
