Ein Mann für Millie (1948)
65KEin Mann für Millie: Directed by Henry Levin. With Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Ron Randell, Willard Parker. Man tries to help a woman trap a husband so she can adopt a child, but he falls for her himself.
“u0026quot;The Mating of Millieu0026quot; is a light comedy romance and drama set sometime after the end of World War II in California. After serving in the war, Glenn Fordu0026#39;s Doug Andrews canu0026#39;t seem to settle down into a job he likes. Evelyn Keyesu0026#39; Millie McGonigle is a personnel executive in the huge Bullardu0026#39;s department store where she has worked her way up from a stocking clerk in a short time. These two meet by chance when Doug is fed up with a bus full of people who wonu0026#39;t move to the back of the bus to stand, and he parks it and walks away from the job.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMillie lives in a bungalow apartment complex, and knows her neighbors, including a woman who has a little boy who likes Millie, and vice versa. After the woman is run over by a truck, Tommy is put in a homeless childrenu0026#39;s home awaiting any next of kin or ultimate adoption. Thatu0026#39;s when the mating of Millie gets into gear as she needs of be married in order to adopt Tommy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDoug tries to help her by getting her to shed her business-suit persona. As she meets and attracts two very eligible bachelors, wedding bells appear on the horizon. But, without noting any of the rest of the cast, one can guess how this will end. Itu0026#39;s a sweet little story, light comedy and enjoyable family film.”
