The Skipper Surprised His Wife

The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Elliott Nugent
Written by	Dorothy Kingsley
Based on	I Taught My Wife to Keep House the Navy Way" and "The Skipper Surprised His Wife 1949 Reader's Digest by William Lederer
Produced by
Starring	Robert Walker
Cinematography	Harold Lipstein
Edited by	Cotton Warburton
Music by	Bronislau Kaper
Production company	MGM
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	June 29, 1950 (1950-06-29)
Running time	85 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$753,000[1]
Box office	$926,000[1]

The Skipper Surprised His Wife is a 1950 film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Robert Walker and Joan Leslie.^[2]

Plot[]

The skipper, Cmdr. William Lattimer (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.^[3]

Cast[]

• Robert Walker as Cmdr. William J. Lattimer
• Joan Leslie as Daphne Lattimer
• 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
• as Tommy Lattimer
• as Davey Lattimer
• 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.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• The Skipper Surprised His Wife at IMDb
• The Skipper Surprised His Wife at AllMovie
• The Skipper Surprised His Wife at the TCM Movie Database
• The Skipper Surprised His Wife at the American Film Institute Catalog

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