The Captain is a Lady (1940)

7.5/10 • 65 min • Comedy

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!

Cast

Charles Coburn

Captain Abe Peabody

Beulah Bondi

Angie Peabody

Virginia Grey

Mary Peabody

Helen Broderick

Nancy Crocker

Billie Burke

Blossy Stort

Dan Dailey

Perth Nickerson (as Dan Dailey Jr.)

Helen Westley

Abigail Morrow

Cecil Cunningham

Mrs. Jane Homans

Marjorie Main

Sarah May Willett

Clem Bevans

Samuel Darby

Francis Pierlot

Roger Bartlett

Tom Fadden

Pucey Kintner

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