The Captain Is a Lady

{{short description|1940 film directed by Robert B. Sinclair}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = The Captain Is a Lady | image = The Captain Is a Lady poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Robert B. Sinclair]] | producer = [[Frederick Stephani]] | based_on = {{based on|''Old Lady 31'' 1916 play|[[Rachel Crothers]] 1909 play by [[Louise Forsslund]]}} | screenplay = Henry Clark | starring = [[Charles Coburn]] [[Beulah Bondi]] [[Virginia Grey]] [[Helen Broderick]] [[Billie Burke]] [[Dan Dailey]] | music = [[Bronislau Kaper]] | cinematography = [[Leonard Smith (cinematographer)|Leonard Smith]] | editing = [[Frank E. Hull]] | studio = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] | distributor = [[Loews Cineplex Entertainment|Loew's Inc.]] | released = {{Film date|1940|6|21}} | runtime = 65 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''The Captain Is a Lady''''' is a 1940 American [[comedy film]] directed by [[Robert B. Sinclair]] and written by Henry Clark, adapted from the play by [[Rachel Crothers]]. The film stars [[Charles Coburn]], [[Beulah Bondi]], [[Virginia Grey]], [[Helen Broderick]], [[Billie Burke]] and [[Dan Dailey]]. It was released on June 21, 1940, by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2767/the-captain-is-a-lady|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507015109/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2767/The-Captain-Is-a-Lady/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 7, 2013|title=The Captain Is a Lady (1940) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=28 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/the-captain-is-a-lady/110295|title=The Captain Is A Lady|work=TV Guide|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref>

==Plot== Captain Peabody and his wife Angie are kicked out of their home, Angie finds a place at a retirement home. Unfortunately, only single women are allowed to stay, so the captain has to find a place of his own and say goodbye to Angie. But then, the ladies from the retirement home feel bad for the couple and let them both in. The captain now sees himself surrounded only by ladies and being called "Old lady" by his crew-mates and wants his manhood back.

==Cast== * [[Charles Coburn]] as Captain Abe Peabody * [[Beulah Bondi]] as Angie Peabody * [[Virginia Grey]] as Mary Peabody * [[Helen Broderick]] as Nancy Crocker * [[Billie Burke]] as Blossy Stort * [[Dan Dailey]] as Perth Nickerson * [[Helen Westley]] as Abigail Morrow * [[Cecil Cunningham]] as Mrs. Jane Homans * [[Marjorie Main]] as Sarah May Willett * [[Clem Bevans]] as Samuel Darby * [[Francis Pierlot]] as Roger Bartlett * [[Tom Fadden]] as Pucey Kintner

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0032305}} * {{TCMDb title|2767}} * {{AFI film|6390}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Captain Is a Lady}} [[Category:1940 films]] [[Category:American comedy films]] [[Category:1940 comedy films]] [[Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films]] [[Category:Films directed by Robert B. Sinclair]] [[Category:Films scored by Bronisław Kaper]] [[Category:American black-and-white films]] [[Category:1940 English-language films]] [[Category:1940 American films]] [[Category:English-language comedy films]]