I was a male war bride starring cary grant, ann sheridan and howard hawks. Handsome french officer marries beautiful american lieutenant and wants to emigrate. It has been released on dvd, however, in a handsome, midpriced edition that comes with a decent helping of visual extras not just the original trailer. I was a male war bride by howard hawks cary grant, ann.
Set up a search alert to hear when collectibles items arrive. I was a male war bride doesnt reach the zany heights of earlier cary granthoward hawks entries such as his girl friday, but thats hardly cause for complaint hardly anything is quite as good as the classic friday. The only way for an alien, including her husband, to enter the us with her, is through the congressional act governing war brides. I am an alien spouse of female military personnel en route to the united states under public law 271 of the congress. I was a male war bride tells the story of henri rochard grant, a french army officer who is assigned to find a black market smuggler martin miller in postwar germany with a member of the womens army corps, catherine gates ann sheridan. A french army captain cary grant finds a way to go to america with his wac wife ann sheridan. Cary grant, ann sheridan, marion marshall, randy stuart, bill neff, edward platt.
The film, based loosely on a true account, costarred ann sheridan, a. The german winter was unbearably cold and most of the cast and crew fell ill. Henry rochard cary grant is a captain in the french army who is forced to work with the combative. I was a male war bride 1949 the movie database tmdb. The movie is based on a story written in 1947 by belgian, dr. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Howard hawks i was a male war bride 1949 never made it onto laserdisc, despite being one of the directors best postwar comedies. I was a male war bride is a 1949 comedy film directed by howard hawks and starring cary grant and ann sheridan the film was based on i was an alien spouse of female military personnel enroute to the united states under public law 271 of the congress, a biography of henri rochard, a belgian who married an american nurse. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. I was a male war bride, with cary grant, ann sheridan, new film. With cary grant, ann sheridan, marion marshall, randy stuart. Through a wacky series of misadventures, they fall in love and marry. Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 59 produced by. I was a male war bride 1949 top gun 1986 hotel rwanda 2004 we were soldiers 2002 tears of the sun 2003 taps 1981 the messenger 2009 the sum of all fears 2002 windtalkers 2002 next time you are in the mood to watch a great warmilitary movie, check out one of the movies on this list. One of the more contrived grant films, cary is perfect as the broad shouldered, debonair, confused as ever bride to his officer wife. I was a male war bride is not even close to being a poor film, it has many moments of hilarity and contains a last twenty minutes to savour, it is however unfulfilling as. Good girls go to paris american romantic comedy film starring melvyn douglas and. Never mind that grant doesnt even try to affect a french accent. I was a male war bride movie quotes rotten tomatoes.
I was a male war bride is the first of hawks comedies that is not confined by the hermetic world of the hollywood studio. I was a male war bride trailer 1949 video detective. Media in category i was a male war bride the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. I was a male war bride subtitles english 12 subtitles. Home comedy le film les boys iii 2001 streaming vostfr gratuit. I was a male war bride doesnt reach the zany heights of earlier cary granthoward hawks entries such as his girl friday, but thats hardly cause for complaint. The film was based on i was an alien spouse of female military personnel enroute to the united states under public law 271 of the congress, a biography of henri rochard, a belgian who married an american nurse.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing i was a male war bride near you. Captain henri rochard of france is assigned to work with first. I was a male war bride 1949 best on netflix usa new. When film buffs wax lyrical about the style and quality of hollywood films of the forties, i was a male war bride comes high on their alist. 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. All is blissful until rochard tries to accompany his wife back to the states. The war bride 2001 an upbeat wwii drama starring anna. Apr 02, 2009 seeing the names of howard hawks and cary grant together, i expected a lot from i was a male war bride. I was a male war bride 1949 i was a male war bride. Captain henri rochard is a french officer assigned to work with lieut. The war bride 2001 a wwii drama about a woman who marries a canadian soldier, and moves to his family farm.
Le film i was a male war bride 1949 streaming vost. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. I was a male war bride has a 79 percent fresh rating at rotten tomatoes, and leonard maltin calls it a delightful comedy of errors. Now, rochard must impersonate a woman in order to join his new bride. I was a male war bride is a romantic screwball comedy film made in 1949, directed by howard hawks and starring cary grant and ann sheridan. Films of the 1940s followed by the riotously funny i was a male war bride 1949, set in the aftermath of world war ii.
When the war is over, he gets lumped in with the other war brides as he deals with the. I was a male war bride is a perfect example of this principle in action. It starred grant as a french army officer who marries an american serving in the womens army corps ann sheridan. I was a male war bride pairs the talented ann sheridan and always effective carey grant in a comedy whose freshness is able to. I was a male war bride 1950, ww2, full movie, romance, english free. I was a male war bride 1949stream and watch online. The war bride 2001 a wwii drama about a woman who marries a canadian soldier. I was a male war bride 1949 top gun 1986 hotel rwanda 2004 we were soldiers 2002 tears of the sun 2003 taps 1981 the messenger 2009 the sum of all fears 2002 windtalkers 2002 next time you are in the mood to watch a great war military movie, check out one of the movies on this list. And although there is a density of signification present in the film, this is amongst the sparest and most minimalist of hawks films preempting the paredback style and content of his later work. I was a male war bride 1949 stream and watch online moviefone. A 1949 screwball comedy directed by howard hawks, starring cary grant and ann sheridan. Jun 27, 2016 this weeks selection is the cary grant comedy, i was a male war bride 1949. I was a male war bride is a 1949 comedy film directed by howard hawks and starring cary grant and ann sheridan.
Cary grant can only be cary grant, so when he plays capt. Grant plays henri rochard, a french officer who is paired with a wac lieutenant for duties in postwwii europe. Cary grant and ann sheridan in i was a male war bride 1949 cary grant and howard hawks in. But just when they decide to marry, catherine is ordered back to the us alone. Le film washington square 1997 streaming vostfr gr. Howard hawks first film to be shot in europe, it was beset with problems. I was a male war bride 1950, ww2, full movie, romance, english. I was a male war bride 1950, ww2, full movie, romance. And although there is a density of signification present in the film, this is amongst the sparest and most minimalist of hawks films preempting the. Media for the 1949 united states film i was a male war bride which was directed by howard hawks. According to howard hawkss i was a male war bride, only the male soldiers wed europeans, and the military bureaucracy and red tape were stacked against american women marrying european men. Regarder allez coucher ailleurs 1949 toutes les infos sur le film complet allez coucher ailleurs en francais, streaming gratuit, soustitres et audio dorigine.
Rochard is a french officer who marries an american female lieutenant, catherine. Grant owns whatever film hes in, and its no different here. A frenchman in postwar europe poses as a war bride to avoid the red tape involved in emigrating to the united states. But just when they decide to marry, catherine is ordered back to. Home comedy romance le film shes gotta have it 1986 streaming vostfr gratuit. We have acquired the rights at least for specific territories from the rightholders by contract. Mar 30, 2017 i was a male war bride 1950, ww2, full. The flimsiness of the films foundations and the disorder of its episodes provoke the inevitable. Watching it, however, i felt slightly disappointed, as i soon realised this isnt the masterpiece id expected and nowhere near the sublime screwball comedy of their other collaborations like his girl friday. Grant plays a french officer who marries an american first lieutenant. Read info about the screenplay for i was a male war bride, 1949, directed by howard hawks, with cary grant, ann sheridan, marion marshall. The film is about french army officer henri rochard who must pass as a war bride in order to go back to the united states with womens army corps officer catherine gates. Howard hawks i was a male war bride, tony hawks i was a male war bride, you cant sleep here. After marrying an american lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in postwar germany, a french captain attempts to find a way to accompany her.
Through a wacky series of misadventures, they fall in love. I was a male war bride 1949 i was a male war bride 1949. A dose of the unfamiliar makes it ever the more believable. William challee was to appear in the film, but as he had not been filmed prior to cary. I was a male war bride is not even close to being a poor film, it has many moments of hilarity and contains a last twenty minutes to savour, it is however unfulfilling as a comedy whole and sags on far too many occasions. Rochard tries to return to america with the other female war brides. I was a male war bride 1949 cast and crew henry rochard cary grant is a captain in the french army who is forced to work with the combative but beautiful u. Stationed to work sidebyside on a mission in post war germany, french army officer henry rochard grant and american wac lieutenant catherine gates ann sheridan fall in love.
A description of tropes appearing in i was a male war bride. I was a male war bride film by hawks 1949 britannica. I was a male war bride 1949 cast and crew moviefone. Cary grants captain henri rochard endures a string of indignities combined with emotional and physical discomfort in his relationship with ann sheridans lieutenant catherine gates. In 1949 cary grant and director howard hawks released their third of four comic collaborations, i was a male war bride. Screenplay by charles lederer, leonard spigelglass, hagar wilde, based on a short story by henri rochard. Seeing the names of howard hawks and cary grant together, i expected a lot from i was a male war bride. Captain henri rochard of france is assigned to work with first lieutenant catherine gates of the u. Cary grant ann sheridan marion marshall 1949 a frenchman in postwar europe poses as a war bride to avoid the red tape involved in emigrating to the united states. All of the films published by us are legally licensed. I was a male war bride cary grant screwball comedy. Although the film shows hundreds of american female military personnel stationed in germany after world war ii, apparently few were interested in the local men. I was a male war bride 1949 henry rochard cary grant is a captain in the french army who is forced to work with the combative but beautiful u.