The Skipper Surprised His Wife
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Directed byElliott Nugent
Written byDorothy Kingsley
Based onI Taught My Wife to Keep House the Navy Way" and
"The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1949 Reader's Digest
by William Lederer
"The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1949 Reader's Digest
by William Lederer
Produced byWilliam H. Wright
| The Skipper Surprised His Wife | |
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| Directed by | Elliott Nugent |
| Written by | Dorothy Kingsley |
| Based on | I Taught My Wife to Keep House the Navy Way" and "The Skipper Surprised His Wife 1949 Reader's Digest by William Lederer |
| Produced by | William H. Wright |
| Starring | Robert Walker Joan Leslie Edward Arnold |
| Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
| Edited by | Cotton Warburton |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $753,000[1] |
| Box office | $926,000[1] |
The Skipper Surprised His Wife is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Robert Walker, Joan Leslie and Edward Arnold.[2]
The skipper, Cmdr. William Lattimer (Robert Walker) whose wife Daphne (Joan Leslie) is incapacitated by a broken leg, forcing the skipper takes over management of their home. A stickler for nautical discipline, Lattimer tries to run things "the Navy way," but this proves not only futile but ridiculous.[3]
Cast
- Robert Walker as Cmdr. William J. Lattimer
- Joan Leslie as Daphne Lattimer
- Edward Arnold as Adm. Homer Thorndyke
- Spring Byington as Agnes Thorndyke
- Leon Ames as Dr. Phillip Abbott
- Jan Sterling as Rita Rossini
- Anthony Ross as Joe Rossini
- Paul Harvey as Brendon Boyd
- Kathryn Card as Thelma Boyd
- Tommy Myers as Tommy Lattimer
- Rudy Lee as Davey Lattimer
- Finnegan Weatherwax as Muscles
