Casanova Brown (1944)
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54% of users liked it
(88 ratings)
When he finds out his ex-wife has just had his child and plans to give her up for adoption, a timid English instructor dashes to the child's rescue and attempts to care for her in a hotel room. Before too long, however, his new fiancee and his ex confront him and he must decide what he will do.… More When he finds out his ex-wife has just had his child and plans to give her up for adoption, a timid English instructor dashes to the child's rescue and attempts to care for her in a hotel room. Before too long, however, his new fiancee and his ex confront him and he must decide what he will do. This light comedy starring Gary Cooper, Theresa Wright and Anita Louise garnered Oscar nominations for Sound and Art Direction and was previously filmed under the title Little Accident in 1930 and 1939. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi
- Directed By
- Sam Wood
- Written By
- Nunnally Johnson
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 23, 1944 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Cooper gives a charming performance as the timid teacher caught between two women, ex-wife and fiancee, but the fun resides in watching the macho star hold, feed, and raise a baby (long before Three Men and Cradle)
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Cast
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Gary Cooper
as Casanova Brown
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Teresa Wright
as Isabel Drury
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Frank Morgan
as Mr. Ferris
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Anita Louise
as Madge Ferris
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Patricia Collinge
as Mrs. Drury
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Edmund Breon
as Mr. Drury
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Jill Esmond
as Dr. Zernerke
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Mary Treen
as Monica
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Emory Parnell
as Frank
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Isobel Elsom
as Mrs. Ferris
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Halliwell Hobbes
as Butler
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Irving Bacon
as Hotel Manager
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James Burke
as O'Leary
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Frederick Burton
as Reverend Dean
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Lane Chandler
as Orderly
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Nell Craig
as Nurse
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Grace Cunard
as Woman at Baby Window
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Kay Deslys
as Fat Woman Patient
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Robert Dudley
as Marriage Clerk
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Ann Evers
as Nurse Petherbridge
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Julia Faye
as X-Ray Nurse
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Byron Foulger
as Fletcher
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Jack Gargan
as Intern
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Eloise Hardt
as Doris Ferris
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Florence Lake
as Nurse Phillips
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Frances Morris
as Nurse Gillespie
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Ottola Nesmith
as Patient's Nurse
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Larry Olsen
as Junior
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Sarah Padden
as Landlady
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Harry "Snub" Pollard
as Father at Baby Window
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Francis Sayles
as Elevator Operator
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Helen St. Rayner
as Soloist
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Grady Sutton
as Tod
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Phil Tead
as License Clerk
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Dorothy Tree
as Nurse Clark
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Lelah Tyler
as Switchboard Operator
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Isabel Withers
as Nurse Who Helps Casanova
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Mary Young
as Mrs. Dean
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John Brown
as Fire Chief
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Lorna Dunn
as X-Ray Nurse
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Stewart Garner
as Usher
- Marion Gray
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Isabelle La Mal
as Clerk's Wife
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Sada Simmons
as Women at Baby Window
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Cecil Stewart
as Organist