CHARLES COBURN as a crusty sea captain has to deal with dispossession of his house after making bad investments in THE CAPTAIN IS A LADY, a curious little comedy from MGM. The supporting cast includes a very young DAN DAILEY, billed as Dan Dailey, Jr. in one of his earliest roles.
BEULAH BONDI, HELEN BRODERICK, BILLIE BURKE and MARJORIE MAIN have their moments when Coburn is forced to find shelter in a home for women. VIRGINIA GREY provides romantic interest for Dan Dailey.
Despite a good cast, it's a pleasant trifle of the B-film variety. The title leads one to suspect Coburn will be masquerading as a woman, but no such thing. It's merely the fact that he's in a boarding house for ladies.
Summing up: Silly plot is pretty much of a yawner. Coburn has an abundance of corny lines like "Women is funny critters" and says "I reckon" every few minutes, as if he's playing Walter Brennan. It's no wonder you never heard of this one before.
I know Coburn fans who will find it a pleasant enough trifle, but it gets a decidedly negative review from me, overly sentimental and implausible nonsense makes it downright painful to watch.
BEULAH BONDI, HELEN BRODERICK, BILLIE BURKE and MARJORIE MAIN have their moments when Coburn is forced to find shelter in a home for women. VIRGINIA GREY provides romantic interest for Dan Dailey.
Despite a good cast, it's a pleasant trifle of the B-film variety. The title leads one to suspect Coburn will be masquerading as a woman, but no such thing. It's merely the fact that he's in a boarding house for ladies.
Summing up: Silly plot is pretty much of a yawner. Coburn has an abundance of corny lines like "Women is funny critters" and says "I reckon" every few minutes, as if he's playing Walter Brennan. It's no wonder you never heard of this one before.
I know Coburn fans who will find it a pleasant enough trifle, but it gets a decidedly negative review from me, overly sentimental and implausible nonsense makes it downright painful to watch.