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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Uplifting and Engaging Movie
A light, uplifting and engaging movie. Watching Irene Dunne is a delight! As you watch her, she ceases to be Irene Dunne and becomes in every way Paula Wharton.
I have enjoyed Irene Dunne in every movie that I have seen and that would be nearly all of them. What a shame that most of her movies need restoration so badly. I do hope Irene Dunne movie are restored before it is too late they are such treasures Thank goodness this is not the case with Over 21.
It is a must see if you like superb acting and witty comedy with serious overtones. I agree with a previous comment on the speech "The World and Apple Pie" it was one of the many highlights of the movie. I read somewhere that Irene Dunne helped in writing that speech along with Director Vidor (Irene Dunne was a very good and charitable person in private life) and it certainly seems to show through in her movies!
I have enjoyed Irene Dunne in every movie that I have seen and that would be nearly all of them. What a shame that most of her movies need restoration so badly. I do hope Irene Dunne movie are restored before it is too late they are such treasures Thank goodness this is not the case with Over 21.
It is a must see if you like superb acting and witty comedy with serious overtones. I agree with a previous comment on the speech "The World and Apple Pie" it was one of the many highlights of the movie. I read somewhere that Irene Dunne helped in writing that speech along with Director Vidor (Irene Dunne was a very good and charitable person in private life) and it certainly seems to show through in her movies!
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- joanmcgittigan
- Oct 17, 2007
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- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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