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My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

1940
Romance, Comedy
1h 28m
Ellen Arden arrives 7 years after being given up for dead in a shipwreck, to find her husband Nick just remarried to Bianca. The overjoyed Nick awkwardly tries to break the news gently to Bianca. But before he can do that, an unpleasant surprise--news that Ellen has spent the 7 years on a deserted island with fellow-survivor Burkett. Nick's jealousy tries to find out the truth. Hilarious confusion reigns before Nick chooses his favorite wife. (imdb)

Directed by:

Garson Kanin

Screenwriter:

Leo McCarey, Sam Spewack, Bella Spewack

Starring:

Cary Grant, Gail Patrick, Irene Dunne, Scotty Beckett, Ann Shoemaker, Randolph Scott, Donald MacBride, Pedro de Cordoba, Granville Bates, Hugh O'Connell, Mary Lou Harrington

Genres:

Romance, Comedy

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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My Favorite Wife

1940
Romance, Comedy
1h 28m
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jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 31 May 2023
40
14th
This film has a very odd tone, it's certainly not screwball comedy, which has to be the fault of Kanin as Grant, Dunne and Scott are all much better than that.
Rated 31 May 2023
moviecinemaMovieCinema
Rated 21 Oct 2022
24
5th
Wasted potential, I would have actually enjoyed this story if it had been a drama, but this cheap, unfunny comedy is just unbearable.
Rated 21 Oct 2022
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 17 Feb 2014
79
57th
The timing and pacing on a lot of it seems off. Which is a shame cause it's a fun story and the actors are all fun to watch, so when it hits it hits really well.
Rated 17 Feb 2014
dtiDTI
Rated 29 Dec 2012
71
18th
At an hour and a half this is a half hour too long. Just talk to your wives, Cary.
Rated 29 Dec 2012
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 18 Dec 2020
85
59th
Viewed December 16, 2020.
Rated 18 Dec 2020
mandymandy
Rated 16 Jul 2020
6
43rd
Enjoyable screwball comedy.
Rated 16 Jul 2020
punqPUNQ
Rated 06 Sep 2016
60
89th
I think I would have been a touch more of hysteric if my dead wife turned up on my honeymoon. But that's just me. We all can't be Cary Grant, all smooth and elegant in every situation. Even when his real life live-in "friend" Randolph Scott flirts with Irene Dunne right in front of him. That aside. A fine screwball'er with average script and a exceptional cast performing above the material.
Rated 06 Sep 2016
randallodimRandallODim
Rated 23 Apr 2013
82
62nd
It probably could have ended with the second civil court scene and would've felt much more concise, but the ending is worth it for the implication that Cary Grant and Irene Dunne are gonna get it on while he wears a Santa suit.
Rated 23 Apr 2013
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 31 Jan 2010
78
35th
It's enjoyable, but not to be confused with that masterpiece, "The Awful Truth."
Rated 31 Jan 2010
patipati
Rated 11 Feb 2008
89
75th
Cary Grant! Irene Dunne! Two of my favorite actors of that time! Need I say more? OK: Directed by Garson Kanin. It was a very daring film when it was released.
Rated 11 Feb 2008

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