There's not much to say about #IWasAMaleWarBride (1949) that has not already been said.

Yes, the setup is overlong and the hate-to-love transition does not really work. But watched the same day as #StopPressGirl (1949) it is a stark contrast.

#AnnSheridan's character is witty and competent, and stands the test of the decades quite well, as does #MarionMarshall's Kitty.

Interestingly, 20-year-old Marshall was engaged to 54-year-old director Howard Hawks the following year. Young actor has romance with older director. Yet again.

According to a biography (which I just listed on #Wikipedia, since Wikipedia's article turns out to be quite thin) Marshall lived with Hawks for some time.

Much is made of the cross-dressing in the movie, but that's actually only a small part right at the end. I suspect that the much longer motorcycle side-car scenes were intended at the time to be gender-reversal too. But looked at with 2026 eyes one just shrugs and says "What of it?".

#USMovies

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Very good #FilmNoir from director #NormanFoster starring #AnnSheridan + #DennisOKeefe. Excellent #cinematography...

#WomanOnTheRun (1950) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043142/

If I had to guess, I’d say Ann Sheridan was running late and the photo studio space was busy with another session by the time she arrived, so they had to improvise the cover shoot in the lobby.

#magazines #vintage #annsheridan

Ann Sheridan in Photoplay, September 1939

“Alas, Queen Ann! No sooner was Miss Sheridan of Texas made Oomph Queen than they put her on ice—but only to give her her first starring rôle in ‘Winter Carnival’!”

#AnnSheridan #OldHollywood