The Skipper Surprised His Wife
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Director Elliott Nugent Music director Bronislaw Kaper Duration Language English | 7/10 Genre Comedy Screenplay Dorothy Kingsley Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 1950 Writer Dorothy Kingsley, William J. Lederer (magazine article) Cast Robert Walker (Cmdr. William J. Lattimer), Joan Leslie (Daphne Lattimer), Edward Arnold (Adm. Homer Thorndyke), Spring Byington (Agnes Thorndyke), Leon Ames (Dr. Philip Abbott), Jan Sterling (Rita Rossini)Similar movies Robert Walker appears in The Skipper Surprised His Wife and The Sailor Takes a Wife Tagline The funniest comedy ever made of home sweet home! |
The Skipper Surprised His Wife is a 1950 film directed by Elliott Nugent. It stars Robert Walker and Joan Leslie.
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Plot
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.
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According to MGM records, the film earned $733,000 in the US and Canada and $193,000 overseas, leading to a loss of $181,000.
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