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My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife
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  2. My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

1940
1h 28m
Comedy
Romance

Status

Released

Release

1940

Runtime

1h 28m

Where to Watch

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Provider type

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Storyline

"The funniest, fastest honeymoon ever screened!"

Years after she was presumed dead in a shipwreck, Ellen Arden returns home to the surprise of her husband recently remarrying. But he too gets a shock when he learns that Ellen spent her time alone on an island with another man.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
May 17, 1940
Languages
English
Director
Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

42 Cast Members

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Nick Arden

Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne

Ellen Wagstaff Arden

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Steve Burkett

Gail Patrick

Gail Patrick

Bianca Bates

Ann Shoemaker

Ann Shoemaker

Ma

Scotty Beckett

Scotty Beckett

Tim Arden

Mary Lou Harrington

Chinch Arden

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Hotel Clerk

Hugh O'Connell

Hugh O'Connell

Johnson

Granville Bates

Granville Bates

Judge Walter Bryson

Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba

Dr. Kohlmar

Joe Cabrillas

Phillip (uncredited)

Thelma Joel

Miss Rosenthal (uncredited)

Hal Gerard

Assistant Court Clerk (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

Nick's Lawyer (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Postponed Case Lawyer (uncredited)

Clive Morgan

Postponed Case Lawyer (uncredited)

Jean Acker

Jean Acker

Postponed Case Witness (uncredited)

Florence Dudley

Florence Dudley

Postponed Case Witness (uncredited)

Max Linder

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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