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Casanova Brown

  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.4K
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Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in Casanova Brown (1944)
ComedyDramaRomance

In this hilarious romantic comedy, Gary Cooper gets a lesson in diapers and formula after stealing his child from his ex-wife (Teresa Wright), who was planning to give her up for adoption.In this hilarious romantic comedy, Gary Cooper gets a lesson in diapers and formula after stealing his child from his ex-wife (Teresa Wright), who was planning to give her up for adoption.In this hilarious romantic comedy, Gary Cooper gets a lesson in diapers and formula after stealing his child from his ex-wife (Teresa Wright), who was planning to give her up for adoption.

  • Director
    • Sam Wood
  • Writers
    • Nunnally Johnson
    • Floyd Dell
    • Thomas Mitchell
  • Stars
    • Gary Cooper
    • Teresa Wright
    • Frank Morgan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sam Wood
    • Writers
      • Nunnally Johnson
      • Floyd Dell
      • Thomas Mitchell
    • Stars
      • Gary Cooper
      • Teresa Wright
      • Frank Morgan
    • 27User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 3 nominations total

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    Top Cast95

    Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    • Casanova Brown
    Teresa Wright
    Teresa Wright
    • Isabel Drury
    Frank Morgan
    Frank Morgan
    • J.J. Ferris
    Anita Louise
    Anita Louise
    • Madge Ferris
    Edmund Breon
    Edmund Breon
    • Mr. Drury
    • (as Edmond Breon)
    Patricia Collinge
    Patricia Collinge
    • Mrs. Drury
    Jill Esmond
    Jill Esmond
    • Dr. Martha Zernecke
    Mary Treen
    Mary Treen
    • Monica Case
    Emory Parnell
    Emory Parnell
    • Frank
    Isobel Elsom
    Isobel Elsom
    • Mrs. Ferris
    Halliwell Hobbes
    Halliwell Hobbes
    • Charles
    Charles Cane
    Charles Cane
    • Hicks
    Larry Olsen
    Larry Olsen
    • Junior
    • (as Larry Joe Olson)
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Hotel Manager
    Dorothy Tree
    Dorothy Tree
    • Nurse Clark
    Robert Emmett Keane
    Robert Emmett Keane
    • Yokes
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Expectant Father
    • (uncredited)
    John Alban
    John Alban
    • Father at Baby Window
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sam Wood
    • Writers
      • Nunnally Johnson
      • Floyd Dell
      • Thomas Mitchell
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews27

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Patricia Collinge and Teresa Wright also played mother and daughter in Sir Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943), as well as aunt and niece (by marriage) in The Little Foxes (1941).
    • Goofs
      The year on a postmark seen in a closeup is 1944, but the tag on the baby's basket indicates the year is 1941.
    • Quotes
      • Casanova Brown: A man's not capable of taking care of a baby according to the courts. He can build bridges, he can fly around the world, he can be president and run the whole United States, but taking care of a child is too much for him! For that you've got to be a woman. Any woman!
    • Connections
      Referenced in Class of '44 (1973)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 14, 1944 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El mujeriego
    • Filming locations
      • Cedars of Lebanon Hospital - 4833 Fountain Avenue, East Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(hospital interiors and exteriors)
    • Production companies
      • International Pictures (I)
      • Christie Corporation
      • Nunnally Johnson Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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