The Mating of Millie

NR 7.1
1948 1 hr 27 min Comedy

Self-sufficient in life and successful in business, prim and proper Millie McGonigle wants just one more thing, a child. When she asks to adopt orphan Tommy Bassett, but learns that she will first have to have a husband, Millie turns to her neighbor, Doug Andrews. Though he has no interest in marriage, Doug offers to help Millie find a husband by transforming her into a beautiful and exciting woman, one who catches the eye of two eligible bachelors, including the orphanage's president.

  • Cast:
    Glenn Ford , Evelyn Keyes , Ron Randell , Willard Parker , Jimmy Hunt , Mabel Paige , Virginia Hunter

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Highly Overrated But Still Good

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Don't listen to the negative reviews

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