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Over 21 is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Charles Vidor released in USA on 8 august 1945 with Irene Dunne

Over 21 (1945)

Over 21
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Released in USA 8 august 1945
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OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Rating62% 3.1451253.1451253.1451253.1451253.145125

Over 21 is a 1945 comedy film about a wife who supports her husband's decision to enlist in the army for World War II over the objections of his boss. It was based on the play of the same name by Ruth Gordon.

Synopsis

At the New York Bulletin newspaper, its owner, Robert Drexel Gow (Charles Coburn), receives a teletype story that the newspaper’s thirty-nine-year-old editor, Max Wharton (Alexander Knox), is resigning to enlist in the army. Robert is livid, both at the news and the method that he found out about the news. There is a second story on the teletype: Max’s wife, the famous novelist Paula Wharton (Irene Dunne) (whom Max calls Paulie), is in Hollywood adapting her latest book into a movie screenplay. Max wants to do his duty as a citizen and responsible journalist to be close to the war (World War II). Robert’s view is that without Max, the newspaper will fold because Max *is* the newspaper.

Actors

Irene Dunne

(Paula 'Polly' Wharton)
Alexander Knox

(Max W. Wharton)
Charles Coburn

(Robert Drexel Gow)
Jeff Donnell

(Jan Lupton)
Lee Patrick

(Mrs. Foley)
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