Comedy · United States of America · 1936 · 1h 15m

Wives Never Know

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Director
Elliott Nugent
Cast
Charles Ruggles as Homer Bigelow Mary Boland as Marcia Bigelow Adolphe Menjou as J. Hugh Ramsey Vivienne Osborne as Renée La Tour Claude Gillingwater as Mr. Gossamer Fay Holden as Mrs. Gossamer
Crew
George T. Clemens — Director of Photography Richard C. Currier — Editor Frederick Hazlitt Brennan — Screenplay Keene Thompson — Story Harlan Thompson — Producer Travis Banton — Costume Design
Tagline

Caught in the Act! Charlie'll have to talk fast to talk Mary out of believing what she sees!

Synopsis

The blissful marriage of Homer and Marcia Bigelow is disrupted when Marcia hosts a party for one J. Hugh Ramsay, author of the bestselling book, "Marriage—The Living Death".

Mood & Themes
cynicbachelormarriagebotanistbattle of the sexesfidelitystage actressrunning wildloving husbandwhimsicalpopular authorsocial triumph
Key Collaborators
Elliott Nugent Director George T. Clemens Director of Photography Richard C. Currier Editor Frederick Hazlitt Brennan Screenplay Keene Thompson Story Harlan Thompson Producer Travis Banton Costume Design
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