My Favorite Wife
The funniest, fastest honeymoon ever screened!
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$921000
Revenue
$2057000
Runtime
88 min
Release Date
1940-05-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
162
Vote Average
7
Irene Dunne
Ellen Wagstaff Arden
Cary Grant
Nick Arden
Gail Patrick
Bianca Bates
Randolph Scott
Steve Burkett
Ann Shoemaker
Ma
Scotty Beckett
Tim Arden
Mary Lou Harrington
Chinch Arden
Donald MacBride
Hotel Clerk
Hugh O'Connell
Johnson
Granville Bates
Judge Walter Bryson
Pedro de Cordoba
Dr. Kohlmar
Jean Acker
Postponed Case Witness (uncredited)
Murray Alper
Yosemite Bartender (uncredited)
Leon Belasco
Waiter - Pacific Club Poolside (uncredited)
Joe Cabrillas
Phillip (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge
Page Boy Paging Burkett (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Corky
Corky the Dog (uncredited)
Franco Corsaro
Waiter Bringing Wine (uncredited)
Florence Dudley
Postponed Case Witness (uncredited)
Hal Gerard
Assistant Court Clerk (uncredited)
Roque Guinart
Waiter (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)
Edna Holland
Johnny Weissmuller Inquirer (uncredited)
Thelma Joel
Miss Rosenthal (uncredited)
Cy Kendall
Police Detective Arresting Nick (uncredited)
Ellen Lowe
Weissmuller Inquirer's Companion (uncredited)
Margarita Martín
Minor Role (uncredited)
Horace McMahon
Truck Driver Giving Lift to Ellen (uncredited)
Sue Moore
Maid Drying Ellen's Clothes (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Postponed Case Lawyer (uncredited)
Clive Morgan
Postponed Case Lawyer (uncredited)
George Noisom
Page Boy Bringing Steve's Robe (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Policeman Arresting Nick (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Bellboy #1 (uncredited)
Matty Roubert
Page Boy Paging Mr. Arden (uncredited)
Eli Schmudkler
Janitor (uncredited)
Pat West
Caretaker at Arden's Mountain Place (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Poolside Waiter (uncredited)
Max Linder
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Nick's Lawyer (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Bellhop (uncredited)
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