Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1940 · 1h 28m

My Favorite Wife

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Director
Garson Kanin
Cast
Cary Grant as Nick Arden Irene Dunne as Ellen Wagstaff Arden Randolph Scott as Steve Burkett Gail Patrick as Bianca Bates Ann Shoemaker as Ma Scotty Beckett as Tim Arden
Crew
Rudolph Maté — Director of Photography Robert Wise — Editor Roy Webb — Original Music Composer Bella Spewack — Screenplay Sam Spewack — Screenplay Leo McCarey — Producer
Tagline

The funniest, fastest honeymoon ever screened!

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
jealousyjudgeshipwreckhoneymoonbigamyconfusionremarriagelos angeles, californiapresumed deadscrewball comedydeserted islandsecond marriage
Key Collaborators
Garson Kanin Director Rudolph Maté Director of Photography Robert Wise Editor Roy Webb Original Music Composer Bella Spewack Screenplay Sam Spewack Screenplay Leo McCarey Producer
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