"...a past master at playing the handsome he-man thrown for a loss by a difficult dame..."
I Was A Male War-Bride - Review is taken from 'The Films of Cary Grant' by Donald Deschner (1973):
"A temperamental French army captain and a strong-minded WAC lieutenant stationed in Occupied Germany spend the first half of this comedy hating each other and the second half trying to find a way for the captain to emigrate to the United States. There is a short intermission between halves in which the two sparring partners get married.
The film is poorly paced. By the time Captain Rochard and Lieutenant Gates get to the altar, it seems as if we've had our money's worth. But, no - complications are barely beginning. It appears that the only provision under which Rochard may accompany his wife back to the States is the law regulating the immigration of war brides. It is with this embarrassing predicament that the film finally gets down to the business announced in the title.
The comedy has its share of bright and breezy moments. Cary Grant is a past master at playing the handsome he-man thrown for a loss by a difficult dame or an undignified situation. But none of the boy-girl situations in this opus is original enough to stand being spun out for two hours."
- Scholastic Magazine
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New Artwork by Rebekah Hawley at Studio36 - Number 54 - I Was A Male War-Bride (1949) (Lobby Card Style) |
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