Need something other than a summer action movie...I recommend watch "I was a Male War Bride" starring Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan. Yes, it is a black and white movie - released in 1949 - but it is funny, even today. Legendary director Howard Hawks delivers a delicious romp through WWII Europe - not something easy to do. Cary Grant plays french Officer Henri Rochard (with a British accent). His nemesis is US Lieut. Catherine Gates...but soon disdain turns into love. (Duh) Then the fun begins...thanks to government bureaucracy. They marry...or at least they tr, three times :) Then Catherine is shipped out...she wants to bring her hubby. They try to use the War Bride's Act but of course all the rules, paperwork, and language refers to brides...not grooms. Yes, there is cross dressing...and a bit about a horse('s tail).
Based on a real story - I was an Alien Spouse of Female Military Personnel Enroute to the United States Under Public Law 271 of the Congress - this movie is a screwball comedy at its best: slapstick, goofy humor, comedy of errors...all in there. Apropriate for all ages, good for a family night, date night, or just 'cuz...
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