I Was a Male War Bride

I Was a Male War Bride
I Was a Male War Bride
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Howard Hawks
Screenplay by	Charles Lederer; Leonard Spigelgass; Hagar Wilde
Based on	"Male War Bride Trial to Army"; Baltimore Sun 1947; by Henri Rochard
Produced by	Sol C. Siegel
Starring	Cary Grant; Ann Sheridan; Marion Marshall
Cinematography	Osmond Borradaile; Norbert Brodine
Edited by	James B. Clark
Music by	Cyril J. Mockridge
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	August 26, 1949;
Running time	105 minutes
Language	English
Box office	$4.1 million (US/ Canada rentals)

I Was a Male War Bride is a 1949 screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan.

The film was based on "Male War Bride Trial to Army", a biography of Henri Rochard (pen name of Roger Charlier), a Belgian who married an American nurse.^[4]

The film is about French Army officer Henri Rochard (Grant) who must pass as a war bride in order to go back to the United States with Women's Army Corps officer Catherine Gates (Sheridan).

^ "I Was a Male War Bride (1949) - Notes". TCM. 2010. Retrieved 2017-11-15. BROKEN LINK
^ "All-Time Top Grossers", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 69
^ "Top Grossers of 1949". Variety. 4 January 1950. p. 59.
^ "I Was a Male War Bride". Tcm.turner.com. Retrieved 2009-07-03.

[1] "I Was a Male War Bride (1949) - Notes". TCM. 2010. Retrieved 2017-11-15. BROKEN LINK

[2] "All-Time Top Grossers", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 69

[top-3] "Top Grossers of 1949". Variety. 4 January 1950. p. 59.

[4] "I Was a Male War Bride". Tcm.turner.com. Retrieved 2009-07-03.

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