''The Skipper Surprised His Wife'' is a 1950 film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Robert Walker (actor, born 1918), Robert Walker and Joan Leslie.

Plot

The skipper, Cmdr. William Lattimer (Robert Walker (actor, born 1918), Robert Walker) whose wife Daphne (Joan Leslie) is incapacitated by a broken leg, forcing the skipper takes over management of their home. A stickler for nautical discipline, Lattimer tries to run things "the Navy way," but this proves not only futile but ridiculous.

Cast

* Robert Walker (actor, born 1918), Robert Walker as William Lederer, Cmdr. William J. Lattimer * Joan Leslie as Daphne Lattimer * Edward Arnold (actor), Edward Arnold as Adm. Homer Thorndyke * Spring Byington as Agnes Thorndyke * Leon Ames as Dr. Phillip Abbott * Jan Sterling as Rita Rossini * Anthony Ross as Joe Rossini * Paul Harvey as Brendon Boyd * Kathryn Card as Thelma Boyd * Tommy Myers as Tommy Lattimer * Rudy Lee as Davey Lattimer * Finnegan Weatherwax as Muscles

Reception

According to MGM records, the film earned $733,000 in the US and Canada and $193,000 overseas, leading to a loss of $181,000.

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* * * * 1950 films Films directed by Elliott Nugent 1950 comedy films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films American comedy films Films scored by Bronisław Kaper American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub