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My Favorite Wife (1940)

"The funniest, fastest honeymoon ever screened!"

7.0/10 1h 28m May 17, 1940
Comedy Romance

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title My Favorite Wife
Original Language EN
Budget $921,000
Revenue $2,057,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.8

Cast

Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne
Ellen Wagstaff Arden
Popularity: 0.9
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Nick Arden
Popularity: 5.4
Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick
Bianca Bates
Popularity: 0.4
Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott
Steve Burkett
Popularity: 2.3
Ann Shoemaker
Ann Shoemaker
Ma
Popularity: 1.2
Scotty Beckett
Scotty Beckett
Tim Arden
Popularity: 0.2
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Mary Lou Harrington
Chinch Arden
Popularity: 1.0
Donald MacBride
Donald MacBride
Hotel Clerk
Popularity: 0.3
Hugh O'Connell
Hugh O'Connell
Johnson
Popularity: 0.5
Granville Bates
Granville Bates
Judge Walter Bryson
Popularity: 0.2
Pedro de Cordoba
Pedro de Cordoba
Dr. Kohlmar
Popularity: 0.3
Jean Acker
Jean Acker
Postponed Case Witness (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Director Garson Kanin
Screenplay Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack
Producer Leo McCarey
Editor Robert Wise

Production

RKO Radio Pictures
US

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Keywords

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

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
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 conv ... Read more

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Details
Release Date May 17, 1940
Runtime 1h 28m
Budget $921,000
Revenue $2,057,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8
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