''She Married a Cop'' is a 1939 American

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Sidney Salkow Sidney Salkow (June 16, 1911 – October 18, 2000) was an American film director (more than 50 motion pictures), screenwriter, and television director. Salkow was educated at the City College of New York, Columbia University, and Harvard Law Sch ...

and written by Olive Cooper. The film stars Phil Regan, Jean Parker,

Jerome Cowan Jerome Palmer Cowan (October 6, 1897 – January 24, 1972) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early years Cowan was born in New York City, the son of William Cowan, a confectioner of Scottish descent, and Julia Cowan, née Pal ...

, Dorothea Kent, Benny Baker and Barnett Parker. The film was released on July 12, 1939, by Republic Pictures.

Plot

A couple of cops, Jimmy Duffy and partner Joe, answer a call after a neighbor complains about the noise from an apartment where Hollywood studio animators Linda Fay and Bob Adams are auditioning actors for a cartoon pig. After buying tickets to a policemen's ball and promising to keep the noise down, Linda overhears Jimmy singing a few notes and has an inspiration, hiring him. She neglects to tell him what for, however, and Jimmy believes he will be seen singing in a movie. They fall in love and marry, but Jimmy is humiliated at the film's premiere, with all his family and friends there, when his voice comes from "Paddy," the cartoon pig. It leads to a separation, but Jimmy has a change of heart when he finds out that Linda is expecting a baby, which will also be used in the story of Paddy's next cartoon.

Cast

* Phil Regan as Jimmy Duffy * Jean Parker as Linda Fay *

as Bob Adams * Dorothea Kent as Mabel Dunne * Benny Baker as Sidney * Barnett Parker as Bekins * Horace McMahon as Joe Nash * Oscar O'Shea as Pa Duffy * Mary Gordon as Ma Duffy *Muriel Campbell as Minnie * Peggy Ryan as Trudy *Richard Keene as Pete

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1939 films 1930s English-language films American comedy films 1939 comedy films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Sidney Salkow Films produced by Sol C. Siegel Films scored by William Lava Films with songs by Burton Lane American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub