My Favorite Wife

1940 PG-13 1h 28m

7.0 / 10 172

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7.0/10

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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.

Director Garson Kanin

Writers

Bella Spewack Sam Spewack Sam Spewack

Stars

Cary Grant Irene Dunne Randolph Scott

Miss Rosenthal (uncredited)

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Hal Gerard

Assistant Court Clerk (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Nick's Lawyer (uncredited)

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Bert Moorhouse

Postponed Case Lawyer (uncredited)

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Clive Morgan

Postponed Case Lawyer (uncredited)

Jean Acker

Postponed Case Witness (uncredited)

Florence Dudley

Postponed Case Witness (uncredited)

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Max Linder

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Horace McMahon

Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

Bellboy #1 (uncredited)

Russell Wade

Bellhop (uncredited)

Matty Roubert

Page Boy Paging Mr. Arden (uncredited)

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Bill Cartledge

Page Boy Paging Burkett (uncredited)

Edna Holland

Johnny Weissmuller Inquirer (uncredited)

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Ellen Lowe

Weissmuller Inquirer's Companion (uncredited)

Chester Clute

Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

Leon Belasco

Waiter - Pacific Club Poolside (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Poolside Waiter (uncredited)

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Franco Corsaro

Waiter Bringing Wine (uncredited)

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George Noisom

Page Boy Bringing Steve's Robe (uncredited)

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Sue Moore

Maid Drying Ellen's Clothes (uncredited)

Cy Kendall

Police Detective Arresting Nick (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

Policeman Arresting Nick (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)

Pat West

Caretaker at Arden's Mountain Place (uncredited)

Murray Alper

Yosemite Bartender (uncredited)

Corky the Dog (uncredited)

Margarita Martín

Minor Role (uncredited)

Comedy Romance

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Geronimo1967 23 Jun 2022

6/10

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 ("Step...