
In post-war, French Army Captain Henrí Rochard and US Army Lieutenant Catherine Gates, stationed in Heidelberg, West Germany, are often teamed on missions. Their personal relationship teeters from being friendly enough to Catherine not sure if she wants to spend any time with him, professionally or personally, as he is the type who will chase anything in a skirt, while she knows she ultimately wants to be with the type of man who only wants one "skirt", namely hers. Their la... (Full plot summary below)
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In post-war, French Army Captain Henrí Rochard and US Army Lieutenant Catherine Gates, stationed in Heidelberg, West Germany, are often teamed on missions. Their personal relationship teeters from being friendly enough to Catherine not sure if she wants to spend any time with him, professionally or personally, as he is the type who will chase anything in a skirt, while she knows she ultimately wants to be with the type of man who only wants one "skirt", namely hers. Their latest mission, what will be their last together before he is decommissioned, is punctuated by them getting into one misadventure after another, and despite those mishaps, they come to realize that they love each other on the fact that they would never see each other again after their return to Heidelberg, and want to get married. That want starts the bureaucratic nightmare they face, ranging the gamut of military policies and civil laws in whatever jurisdiction they are in. That nightmare culminates when Catherine's unit is being shipped back to the United States, the only way that Henrí can enter the United States as her spouse being under the War Brides Act. Henrí ends up being classified among one hundred thirty-nine other war brides, one hundred twenty-six children of war brides, nine dogs, three cats, two canaries and one parrot, none having as much trouble that he has despite he being "approved" as "Mrs. Henrí Rochard".
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzHigh-spirited subversive loosely structured comedy. |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumFunny, revealing (about WWII humor) farce w/Cary Grant. |
| New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe flimsiness of the film's foundations and the disorder of its episodes provoke the inevitable impression that it all fell together en route. |
| Apollo GuideDerek SmithHoward Hawks and Cary Grant made several famous films together but it's a shame this one is often overlooked since it's a true comic gem that works well on every level. |
| User ReviewDarius CA fun movie to watch. I like the benevolent sense of life of many Cary Grant comedies, and this is one of the better ones. |
| User ReviewDamien KIt is too bad 84% are Not Interested in this Movie. This is one of the funniest movies Cary Grant has ever done. The situations he finds himself in on his was to America is simply classic. |
| User ReviewArt SCary Grant cute.... sweet, cute movie, as always! |
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| User ReviewFazley ACary Grant is the only actor who never disappoints you .You can'\t find enough adequate words to describe him perfectly. He is the actor who comes only ones, no one is gonna resemble him perfectly ever !This is one of the best and one of the funniest movie from him ever. HOward HAwks showed why he is called the best director of all time. In case of romantic comedies, he is unreachable ! so humorous and funny, onscreen chemistry between Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan in this movie is one of the best You can ever get.One of the best romantic movies I have seen so far. |
| User ReviewAshley RA hilarious movie that anyone who's been tossed around by the military can relate to. |