The Captain Is a Lady

The Captain Is a Lady

65 mins | Comedy | June 21, 1940

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!

The Captain Is a Lady

65 mins | Comedy | June 21, 1940

The Captain Is a Lady
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!
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Captain Is a Lady
Directors Robert B. Sinclair
Writers Louise Forsslund

Cast

Charles Coburn

as Captain Abe Peabody

Beulah Bondi

as Angie Peabody

Virginia Grey

as Mary Peabody

Helen Broderick

as Nancy Crocker

Billie Burke

as Blossy Stort

Dan Dailey

as Perth Nickerson (as Dan Dailey Jr.)

Helen Westley

as Abigail Morrow

Cecil Cunningham

as Mrs. Jane Homans

Marjorie Main

as Sarah May Willett

Clem Bevans

as Samuel Darby

Francis Pierlot

as Roger Bartlett

Tom Fadden

as Pucey Kintner