My Favorite Wife poster

My Favorite Wife( 1940)

TV-MAComedyRomance
69%
User
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The funniest, fastest honeymoon ever screened!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Irene Dunne

      Ellen Wagstaff Arden

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      Cary Grant

      Nick Arden

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      Gail Patrick

      Bianca Bates

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      Randolph Scott

      Steve Burkett

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      Ann Shoemaker

      Ma

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      Scotty Beckett

      Tim Arden

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      Mary Lou Harrington

      Chinch Arden

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      Donald MacBride

      Hotel Clerk

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      Hugh O'Connell

      Johnson

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      Granville Bates

      Judge Walter Bryson

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      Pedro de Cordoba

      Dr. Kohlmar

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      Jean Acker

      Postponed Case Witness (uncredited)

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      Murray Alper

      Yosemite Bartender (uncredited)

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      Leon Belasco

      Waiter - Pacific Club Poolside (uncredited)

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      Joe Cabrillas

      Phillip (uncredited)

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      Bill Cartledge

      Page Boy Paging Burkett (uncredited)

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      Chester Clute

      Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

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      Corky

      Corky the Dog (uncredited)

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      Franco Corsaro

      Waiter Bringing Wine (uncredited)

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      Florence Dudley

      Postponed Case Witness (uncredited)

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      Hal Gerard

      Assistant Court Clerk (uncredited)

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      Roque Guinart

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Earle Hodgins

      Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)

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      Edna Holland

      Johnny Weissmuller Inquirer (uncredited)

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      Thelma Joel

      Miss Rosenthal (uncredited)

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      Cy Kendall

      Police Detective Arresting Nick (uncredited)

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      Ellen Lowe

      Weissmuller Inquirer's Companion (uncredited)

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      Margarita Martín

      (uncredited)

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      Horace McMahon

      Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen (uncredited)

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      Sue Moore

      Maid Drying Ellen's Clothes (uncredited)

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      Bert Moorhouse

      Postponed Case Lawyer (uncredited)

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      Clive Morgan

      Postponed Case Lawyer (uncredited)

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      George Noisom

      Page Boy Bringing Steve's Robe (uncredited)

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      Bob Reeves

      Policeman Arresting Nick (uncredited)

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      Ronald R. Rondell

      Bellboy #1 (uncredited)

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      Matty Roubert

      Page Boy Paging Mr. Arden (uncredited)

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      Eli Schmudkler

      Janitor (uncredited)

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      Pat West

      Caretaker at Arden's Mountain Place (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 23 2022
    Whilst it has it's moments; this is really quite a jaded comedy romance. Cary Grant ("Nick") has just married "Bianca" (Gail Patrick) when his previous, presumed dead, wife "Ellen" (Irene Dunne) who went missing seven years earlier in a shipwreck turns up alive and kicking. To add to the rather convoluted storyline, "Ellen" has been stuck all this time on a desert island with Randolph Scott ("Stephen") and as you can imagine loads of confusion ensues now as they all try to decide who actually wants to be married to whom! Grant is his usual, affable, self but the others didn't really do it for m...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    921000.00

    Revenue

    2057000.00

    Keywords

    • jealousy
    • judge
    • shipwreck
    • marriage
    • bigamy
    • confusion
    • presumed dead
    • screwball comedy
    • deserted island
    • hilarious
    • comedy of remarriage