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I Was a Male War Bride

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.

Director

Howard Hawks

Year

Genre

comedy, romance, war

Box Office

N/A

Production

20th Century Fox

Awards

1 nomination

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Captain Henri Rochard

1st Lt. Catherine Gates

Lt. Kitty Lawrence

Marion Marshall

Lt. Eloise Billings

Capt. Jack Ramsey

Undetermined Role

Lt. Kelly

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Lieutenant

Robert Stevenson

Undetermined Role

Col. Bliven

Mail Clerk

Barracks Private

Male Billet Sergeant

Michael Balfour

Soldier

WAC Announcer Officer

French Minister

Chaplain Willis

Military Police Sergeant at Heidelberg Town Hall

Girl in Doorway

Precocious Child

Tony Jowitt

Hotel Room Waiter

German Mayor

Shore Patrolman

Naval Officer

Dependents Clearing Officer

Jail Officer

Innkeeper's Wife

Taxi Driver

Robert Kleinert

Naval Lt. Perkins

Bartender

Boatswains Mate First Class

Female Reception Officer

Patricia Marmont

U.S. Consul in Heidelberg

Expectant GI

Army Chaplain

Herr Schindler

Staff Sergeant at Troopship

First Sergeant at Bachelor Officers Quarters

Motor Pool Sergeant

Richard Neilson

Motor Pool Mechanic

Interne

Tall WAC

Lieutenant in Gates' Office

Officer

Sam

German Policeman

Mail Clerk

Harold Sanderson

Sergeant with War Bride

French Notary

Waiter

Red

Traffic Policeman

Werner Tronjeck

Dependents' Hotel Reception Clerk

Innkeeper's Assistant

Bill Trumble

German Policeman

William Yetter Sr.

Maj. Prendergast

Shore Patrolman

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Capt. Henri Rochard Lt. Catherine Gates Soldier Lt. Kitty Lawrence

Oh, Sergeant! - I Was a Male War Bride

"Captain Henri Rochard,
French Economic Mission." - I Was a Male War Bride

"Captain Henri Rochard, French Economic Mission."

Yes, sir. Yes, Colonel.
Yes, sir. - I Was a Male War Bride

Yes, sir. Yes, Colonel. Yes, sir.

Oh what a stinker you are - I Was a Male War Bride

Oh what a stinker you are

I wonder what the army would do if I deserted - I Was a Male War Bride

I wonder what the army would do if I deserted

Hmmm That uh linguist in there - I Was a Male War Bride

Hmmm That uh linguist in there

Are you, uh, ready, Captain? - I Was a Male War Bride

Are you, uh, ready, Captain?

How far is it to Bad Nauheim? - I Was a Male War Bride

How far is it to Bad Nauheim?

Well, is it still so funny? - I Was a Male War Bride

Well, is it still so funny?

Oh, Henri. I dropped my lipstick. - I Was a Male War Bride

Oh, Henri. I dropped my lipstick.

Hey.! - I Was a Male War Bride

- What's that ahead?
- It's a bridge. - I Was a Male War Bride

- What's that ahead? - It's a bridge.

Well, whatever kind of airplanes
they are, they make a lot of noise. - I Was a Male War Bride

Well, whatever kind of airplanes they are, they make a lot o...

Henri, we're lost. Absolutely lost. - I Was a Male War Bride

Henri, we're lost. Absolutely lost.

Oh! We must have been driving alongside
that road for the last hour! - I Was a Male War Bride

Oh! We must have been driving alongside that road for the la...

Henri, there's a sign back there.
See what it says. - I Was a Male War Bride

Henri, there's a sign back there. See what it says.

- What does it say?
- I can't see. - I Was a Male War Bride

- What does it say? - I can't see.

- What does it say?
- Well, I can't tell. It's in German. - I Was a Male War Bride

- What does it say? - Well, I can't tell. It's in ...

- What did it say?
- Never mind. Get in. - I Was a Male War Bride

- What did it say? - Never mind. Get in.

All right, Henri.
We're in Bad Nauheim. - I Was a Male War Bride

All right, Henri. We're in Bad Nauheim.

- Who is it?
- Cinderella. - I Was a Male War Bride

- Who is it? - Cinderella.

What With you in the room Well I can't rub you from the hallway - I Was a Male War Bride

What With you in the room Well I can't rub you from the...

I don't want to talk to you.
Don't speak to me. - I Was a Male War Bride

I don't want to talk to you. Don't speak to me.

Come in. - I Was a Male War Bride

Climbing in
the nice young lady's room! Out here! - I Was a Male War Bride

Climbing in the nice young lady's room! Out here!

Come in. - I Was a Male War Bride

- So you found him.
- I ran smack into him. - I Was a Male War Bride

- So you found him. - I ran smack into him.

- You all right?
- Sure. Go on back to sleep. - I Was a Male War Bride

- You all right? - Sure. Go on back to sleep.

Henri! Henri! - I Was a Male War Bride

- Henri!
- Catherine, now that I've
told you how I feel, l... - I Was a Male War Bride

- Henri! - Catherine, now that I've told you how I feel...

Leave marks on me any time I'll bring the stick Oh it wasn't a stick - I Was a Male War Bride

Leave marks on me any time I'll bring the stick Oh it...

You have decided now
to live your future life together. - I Was a Male War Bride

You have decided now to live your future life together.

And forsaking all other... - I Was a Male War Bride

And forsaking all other...

- He wants the ring.
- I haven't got it. - I Was a Male War Bride

- He wants the ring. - I haven't got it.

No, no. Not tonight. No, no. No, no. - I Was a Male War Bride

No, no. Not tonight. No, no. No, no.

- Tell me about him.
- About what? - I Was a Male War Bride

- Tell me about him. - About what?

Henri we're dead - I Was a Male War Bride

Henri we're dead

Any Any female trouble - I Was a Male War Bride

Any Any female trouble

Wait a minute You're not Mrs Rochard I'm Mr Rochard - I Was a Male War Bride

Wait a minute You're not Mrs Rochard I'm Mr...

Ah Henri you look so maternal What is that - I Was a Male War Bride

Ah Henri you look so maternal What is that

Good night You from Brooklyn - I Was a Male War Bride

Good night You from Brooklyn

Yes yes I know My name is Rochard - I Was a Male War Bride

Yes yes I know My name is Rochard

I am an alien spouse of female military personnel en route to the United States - I Was a Male War Bride

I am an alien spouse of female military personnel en route...

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Howard Hawks

Writer: Charles Lederer, Leonard Spigelgass, Hagar Wilde

Production: 20th Century Fox

Genre: comedy, romance, war

Year: 1949

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 26 Aug 1949

Awards: 1 nomination

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