A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old newspaper editor who has just joined the army.A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old newspaper editor who has just joined the army.A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old newspaper editor who has just joined the army.
Abigail Adams
- Officer Candidate's Wife
- (uncredited)
Francine Ames
- Officer Candidate's Wife
- (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
- Man in Gow's Outer Office
- (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
- Girl
- (uncredited)
David Bond
- Secretary
- (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
- Elsie - Paula's Secretary
- (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
- Lieutenant
- (uncredited)
George M. Carleton
- Hinkle
- (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
- Graduation Ceremony Spectator
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRuth Gordon got the inspiration for her play when her husband Garson Kanin joined the army and she joined up with him. It was her debut as a writer for movies.
- GoofsWhen Polly (Irene Dunne) is writing columns for Max (Alexander Knox) while he's busy attending classes and studying, one of the columns has a typo in the title - "Victory is What You You Make It."
- Quotes
Paula 'Polly' Wharton: Old? Max, that over-21 business is a lie, like the one about you can't teach an old dog new tricks. The fellas who spout lies like that don't think the world ought to change either. It's too old a dog.
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WWII story from the wifely point of view
Note the wide release date of Aug 8, 1945 - about a week before Japan surrendered in WWII, so there will probably be a message for us in "Over 21". Irene Dunne (It Happened one Night, the 1939 version of Love Affair) is Paula Wharton, who goes to live on an army base while her newspaper editor husband is in training school. Alexander Knox ( the Longest Day) is her hubby Max. Look for Charles Coburn (Monkey Business, Gentlemen prefer Blondes) as the stuffy, commanding, newspaper boss. Also look for Cora Witherspoon as Mrs. Gates, from The Women, Bank Dick, Libeled Lady. War story written for the wives' point of view, which wasn't too common in those days. fun commentary on the shabby condition of the "married housing"; Irene's wardrobe in this film certainly wasn't at all shabby.. since they never had to leave their little cottage, it appears the whole movie budget was spent on her always-exquisite dresses and hats.
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- ksf-2
- Oct 16, 2007
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- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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