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The Captain Is a Lady (1940)

The Captain Is a Lady poster
Original title
The Captain is a Lady
Directed by
Robert B. Sinclair
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of women run a boarding house and secretly help a retired sea captain who is down on his luck. The captain tries to maintain his dignity while the women scheme to improve his situation.

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What happens

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. It was released on June 21, 1940, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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