RKO Radio Pictures
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Casanova Brown
LIGHT-HEARTED ROMANCE! LIGHT-HEADED COMEDY! WITH A GREAT LOVER!
Cass Brown is about to marry for the second time. His first marriage, to Isabel, was annulled. But when he discovers that Isabel has just had their baby, Cass kidnaps the infant to keep her from being adopted. Isabel's parents hunt for the child and discover that Cass and Isabel are still hopelessly in love.
- Original title
- Casanova Brown
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Sep 7, 2022 · via TMDB
Gary Cooper tries quite hard here in this role-reversal comedy, and had he been given a stronger script, he might have managed to carry it off better. As it is, though, the drama sets out an interesting stall but hasn't quite the courage to see it through as he treads a fine line between the law and the ladies. About to remarry, he discovers that his first wife is about to put their - hitherto unknown to him - newborn daughter up for adoption. Not impressed with that idea, he proceeds to kidnap his bairn. What now ensues is quite entertaining as this rather staid college professor has to grapple with nappies and lack of sleep whilst keeping fiancé "Madge" (Anita Louise) and her wealthy, but disapproving father "JJ" (Frank Morgan) at bay at home, and deal with his ex-wife (of a few days) "Isabel" (Teresa Wright) who isn't happy either! It's fairly clear from the outset how this is all going to pan out, but we do get some giggles along the way in this decently paced ninety minute comedy that gives Cooper a chance to practice his fire-tasing skills (accidentally). If it was to have a deeper meaning, it might be suggesting that the role of a father in so many of the legal aspects of a child's upbringing is limited if the parents don't agree but for the most part this is an amiable and lightweight afternoon feature that is very easy to watch and just as easy to forget all about afterwards.
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Gary Cooper
Casanova (Cass) Brown
Teresa Wright
Isabel Drury
Frank Morgan
Mr. Ferris
Anita Louise
Madge Ferris
Edmund Breon
Mr. Drury
Patricia Collinge
Mrs. Drury
Jill Esmond
Dr. Zernerke
Mary Treen
Monica Case, the Maid
Emory Parnell
Frank, the Bell Captain
Isobel Elsom
Mrs. Ferris
Halliwell Hobbes
Charles, the Butler
Charles Cane
Hicks
Irving Bacon
Hotel Manager
Dorothy Tree
Nurse Clark
Robert Emmett Keane
Yokes
Billy Bletcher
Father in Waiting Room (uncredited)
James Burke
O'Leary (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Father at Baby Window (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Father at Baby Window (uncredited)
Nell Craig
Nurse Crampton
Robert Dudley
Justice Of The Peace
Sarah Padden
Mrs. Smith
Grady Sutton
Best Man
Julia Faye
X-Ray Nurse (uncredited)
Bud Jamison
Father at Baby Window (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Fletcher (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule
Woman in License Bureau (uncredited)
Gladden James
Doctor with Spano Baby (uncredited)
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Sam Wood
Director
Nunnally Johnson
Producer
Thomas Mitchell
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Nunnally Johnson
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